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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Larue (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Larue. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Larue is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.

Below are the counties that are near Larue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larue:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Larue)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Beverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourmile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
    • Rella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sims Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Breathitt County
  • Estill County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Annville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tyner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Peoples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Dabolt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • Gray Hawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • McKee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Waneta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Foxtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sandgap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
    • Kerby Knob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Woollum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Crane Nest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Girdler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Corbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
    • Cannon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Hinkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Heidrick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Barbourville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bimble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Scalf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Dewitt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
  • Laurel County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Bear Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Sizerock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Roark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Essie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Thousandsticks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Asher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Confluence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Hoskinston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Hyden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Stinnett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Bighill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bighill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
    • Duluth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duluth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Island City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Travellers Rest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mistletoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Sebastian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southfork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Ricetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Booneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lerose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Saul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Buckhorn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gays Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
  • Pulaski County
  • Rockcastle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
    • Livingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mullins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
    • Orlando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Climax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Renfro Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
    • Disputanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brodhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitley County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larue, see our County-by-County Page for Larue.

Cemeteries Near Larue ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larue.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Larue - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Larue had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.

  • Crawford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crawford is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Benge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
  • Langnau
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Langnau is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
  • McWhorter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McWhorter is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Sidell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maplesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marydell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burning Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moores Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
  • Greenmount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Annville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Welchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Welchburg is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchburg
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pigeonroost
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tyner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larue.

Newspapers Published in Larue ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larue.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larue, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larue.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Larue:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Larue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.