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 (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. 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.
Laurel is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Laurel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Laurel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Clifford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
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- Maynard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
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- Gallup ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
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- Ben Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
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- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
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- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
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- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
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- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Georges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
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- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
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- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Boltsfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Princess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Jeriel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Auxier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
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- Dwale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
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- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Banner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ivel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Betsy Layne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Dana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Harold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
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- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Lowmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
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- Nippa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Tutor Key
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
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- Wittensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
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- Butcher Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
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- Meally
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Hagerhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Painters Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Wheelersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Lacey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
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- Hode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
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- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Ophir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Crockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Gulnare
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Varney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- South Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Belfry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
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- Blair Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
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- Huddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
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- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
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- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sybene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Sarah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Salt Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Reid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Wewanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Spears ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- West Hamlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Myra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Whirlwind
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Troy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Banco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Hedgeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Mitchell Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Whitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Greyeagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Chattaroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Doane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Stonecoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wilsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Hubbardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Armilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Cove Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel.
Cemeteries Near Laurel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buffalo Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pack Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fluty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sammons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartmill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (885 more) ...
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moses Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Laurel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Clifford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Georges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel.
Newspapers Published in Laurel ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
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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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Laurel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |