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 Lower Cumberland (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 Lower Cumberland. 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.
Lower Cumberland is located in Letcher 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 Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Lower Cumberland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Cumberland:
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Fourmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Kettle Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
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- Wasioto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
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- Stoney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Hima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
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- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Brightshade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Tacky Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
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- Coldiron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
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- Pathfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
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- South Wallins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
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- Loyall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Twila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
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- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Annville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peoples
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Crane Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
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- Woollum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
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- Girdler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Heidrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
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- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Scalf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
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- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
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- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
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- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
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- Marydell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
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- Lily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
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- Dorthae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
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- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
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- Maplesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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- Sublimity City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
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- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
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- Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
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- East Bernstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Roark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
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- Bear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Essie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
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- Warbranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
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- Asher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
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- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
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- Mozelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Hoskinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Chappell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Mistletoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- Saul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
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- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Mount Victory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
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- Acorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
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- Whetstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
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- Rockcastle County
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
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- Rockholds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
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- Louden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
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- Siler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
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- Verne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
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- Nevisdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
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- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
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- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
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- Packard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
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- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
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- Saxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
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- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Pruden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Cumberland Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Lee County (VA)
- Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Cumberland, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Cumberland.
Cemeteries Near Lower Cumberland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Cumberland.
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 Lower Cumberland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Cumberland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Asher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hignite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hammons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottongim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Helton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Coy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Lower Cumberland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Cumberland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Cumberland, with the one closest to Lower Cumberland listed first.
- Crane Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Girdler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Tuttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Cane Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Emanuel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Pigeonroost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Artemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brightshade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Flat Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Cumberland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Cumberland.
Newspapers Published in Lower Cumberland ...
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 Lower Cumberland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Cumberland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Cumberland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Lower Cumberland:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne County
- Lee 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 Lower Cumberland, 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 from Point A (ie- Lower Cumberland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |