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 Layman (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 Layman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Layman is located in Harlan County .
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harlan County : Bell , Leslie , Letcher , Perry , Lee (VA) & Wise (VA) .
Below are the counties that are near Layman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Layman:
Harlan County (The home county of Layman)
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Coldiron (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Tacky Town (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacky Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town Tacky Town is located in Harlan County Wallins Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
South Wallins (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wallins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins South Wallins is located in Harlan County Pathfork (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork Pathfork is located in Harlan County Twila (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila Twila is located in Harlan County Loyall (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall Loyall is located in Harlan County Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
Baxter (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Baxter is located in Harlan County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
Harlan (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Mary Alice (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice Mary Alice is located in Harlan County Bledsoe (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Bledsoe is located in Harlan County Rosspoint (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint Rosspoint is located in Harlan County Coxton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton Coxton is located in Harlan County Bell County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Stoney Fork (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork Stoney Fork is located in Bell County Callaway (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Callaway is located in Bell County Beverly (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beverly is located in Bell County Miracle (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Miracle is located in Bell County Kettle Island (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island Kettle Island is located in Bell County Varilla (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla Varilla is located in Bell County Jenson (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson Jenson is located in Bell County Rella (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella Rella is located in Bell County Sims Fork (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork Sims Fork is located in Bell County Arjay (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay Arjay is located in Bell County Calvin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Calvin is located in Bell County Straight Creek (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek Straight Creek is located in Bell County Dorton Branch (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch Dorton Branch is located in Bell County Clay County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Ashers Fork (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork Ashers Fork is located in Clay County Brightshade (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightshade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade Brightshade is located in Clay County Goose Rock (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock Goose Rock is located in Clay County Big Creek (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Big Creek is located in Clay County Eriline (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline Eriline is located in Clay County Garrard (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard Garrard is located in Clay County Hima (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima Hima is located in Clay County Manchester (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Barcreek (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek Barcreek is located in Clay County Knox County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Scalf (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Scalf is located in Knox County Walker (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Walker is located in Knox County Dewitt (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Dewitt is located in Knox County Flat Lick (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick Flat Lick is located in Knox County Trosper (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper Trosper is located in Knox County Artemus (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus Artemus is located in Knox County Bimble (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bimble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bimble Bimble is located in Knox County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bimble <1>
Hinkle (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Hinkle is located in Knox County Warren (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Warren is located in Knox County Cannon (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cannon is located in Knox County Girdler (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler Girdler is located in Knox County Wheeler (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Wheeler is located in Knox County Barbourville (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Laurel County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Bush (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Bush is located in Laurel County Lake (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lake is located in Laurel County Leslie County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Warbranch (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch Warbranch is located in Leslie County Helton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Helton is located in Leslie County Mozelle (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle Mozelle is located in Leslie County Roark (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Roark is located in Leslie County Chappell (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Chappell is located in Leslie County Asher (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Asher is located in Leslie County Essie (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie Essie is located in Leslie County Hoskinston (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston Hoskinston is located in Leslie County Stinnett (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett Stinnett is located in Leslie County Wendover (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover Wendover is located in Leslie County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <1>
Cutshin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutshin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin Cutshin is located in Leslie County Yeaddiss (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeaddiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County Bear Branch (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Bear Branch is located in Leslie County Letcher County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Gordon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Gordon is located in Letcher County Hallie (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallie Hallie is located in Letcher County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallie <1>
Perry County
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Delphia (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia Delphia is located in Perry County Slemp (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Slemp is located in Perry County Avawam (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam Avawam is located in Perry County Cornettsville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville Cornettsville is located in Perry County Viper (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper Viper is located in Perry County Saul (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul Saul is located in Perry County Whitley County
Siler (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Siler is located in Whitley County Claiborne County (TN)
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Cumberland Gap (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Shawanee (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN) Harrogate (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <1>
Minton Mill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN) Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
Tazewell (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell Tazewell is located in Claiborne County (TN) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <1>
New Tazewell (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Caney Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN) Springdale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN) Evans Ferry (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County (TN) Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
Head of Barren (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Head of Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN) Raven Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN) Pruden (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN) Lone Mountain (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County (TN) Hancock County (TN)
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Alanthus Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN) Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
Xenophon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenophon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN) Sneedville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Duck Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN) Trent Valley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN) Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
Kyles Ford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Willis (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Willis is located in Hancock County (TN) Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
Yount Town (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN) Lee County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Rose Hill (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Ewing (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Wheeler (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheeler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA) Hubbard Springs (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA) Fleenortown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA) Jonesville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Saint Charles (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA) Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
Van (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Van is located in Lee County (VA) Pennington Gap (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
Ely (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Ely is located in Lee County (VA) Blackwater (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA) Dryden (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Dryden is located in Lee County (VA) Keokee (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Layman, see our County-by-County Page for Layman .
Cemeteries Near Layman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Layman.
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 Layman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Layman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Coldiron Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldiron Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jesse Brock Family Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
A.D. Johnson Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the A.D. Johnson Cemetery Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the A.D. Johnson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> The A.D. Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
Andrew Johnson Cemetery Stoney Fork Hollow Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540097 <5>
Hall Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Tackett Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Saylor Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Gross Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Resthaven Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Honey Branch Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Branch Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Balkan Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balkan Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balkan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jackson Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Gross Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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Taylors Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylors Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway . Beech Grove Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Johnson Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
Johnson Family Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Layman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Layman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Layman, with the one closest to Layman listed first.
Wallins Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
Creech (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creech have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Creech is located in Harlan County Callaway (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Callaway is located in Bell County Harlan (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Baxter (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Baxter is located in Harlan County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
Cubage (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cubage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage Cubage is located in Bell County Helton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Helton is located in Leslie County Rose Hill (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Boons Path (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boons Path have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA) Pineville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Wasioto (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto Wasioto is located in Bell County Ewing (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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Hagan (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan Hagan is located in Lee County (VA) Evarts (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts Evarts is located in Harlan County Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <1>
Walker (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Walker is located in Knox County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Layman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Layman .
Newspapers Published in Layman ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Layman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Layman, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Layman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Layman:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Harlan County Genealogy information for nearby counties
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Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Layman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Layman) to Point B. 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 . 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 Layman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.