Our Genealogy Helper
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 Laurel Branch (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 Laurel Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Laurel Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Laurel Branch: Laurel Br. (or less commonly used: Laurel Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Laurel Branch is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Branch:
- Jackson County (The home county of Laurel Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Peoples
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tyner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Benge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Hima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Locust Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Irvine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Cartersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- North Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
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- Crane Nest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
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- Gray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woollum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
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- Girdler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Heidrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
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- Sublimity City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
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- Marydell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
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- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
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- Lily
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
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- Dorthae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Idamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Beattyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Leslie County
- Bear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Dog Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
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- Turkeytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Preachersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Ottenheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Bighill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Slate Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Dreyfus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
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- Wallaceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
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- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Madison County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Lerose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
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- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Whetstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
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- Bee Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dykes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
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- Mount Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Shopville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Coin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Grundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dabney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Wildie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Renfro Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Hansford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Branch.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Branch.
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 Laurel Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casteel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elza - Swanner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cunnigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (563 more) ...
- Hacker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Laurel Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Branch, with the one closest to Laurel Branch listed first.
- Peoples
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Moores Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
- McWhorter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazel Patch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
- East Bernstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Welchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Welchburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchburg
- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sinks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Benge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Branch.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Branch ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Branch, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Laurel Branch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Owsley County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Laurel Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |