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 Low Gap (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 Low Gap. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Low Gap is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Low Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Low Gap:
- Wayne County (The home county of Low Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Slickford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sumpter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Murl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Rankin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Mill Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Frazer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Cundiff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Crocus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Inroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Chance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Glens Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Browns Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Burkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Revelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Whitley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Strunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Monroe County
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Vinnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Faubush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Bronston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Lula ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Long Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Esto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Pall Mall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Allardt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Gernt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Grimsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Morgan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Glades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glades is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Garretts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Chanute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- West Oneida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Verdun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Isham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- New River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New River is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Low Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Low Gap.
Cemeteries Near Low Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Low Gap.
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 Low Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Low Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Catron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bertram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manning Peercy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peercy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (708 more) ...
- Denver - Hoover - Tuggle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Looper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russell 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 Low Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Low Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Low Gap, with the one closest to Low Gap listed first.
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Travisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Powersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Chanute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Pall Mall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gapcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sumpter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Low Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Low Gap.
Newspapers Published in Low Gap ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Low Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Low Gap, 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 Low Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Low Gap:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- McCreary County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Scott 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> | 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 Low Gap, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Low Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |