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 McIntosh (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 McIntosh. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lower McIntosh is located in Leslie 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 Leslie County: Bell, Clay, Harlan & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Lower McIntosh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower McIntosh:
- Leslie County (The home county of Lower McIntosh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Wooton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Hyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Wendover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smilax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Thousandsticks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Stinnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Hoskinston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Cutshin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Sizerock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Asher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Yeaddiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Essie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Beverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Stoney Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Rella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Whick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Hardshell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Clayhole
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Lost Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Flintville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Kragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Copebranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Jetts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Chenowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wolverine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Eriline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Barcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ashers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Teges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Goose Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Brightshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Garrard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Laurel Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Hima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Big Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bledsoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Putney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Totz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Bailey Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Ages
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Coxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Darkmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Draper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fisty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Littcarr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Hindman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pine Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Scalf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Woollum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Laurel County
- Bush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Lone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Hallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Letcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hot Spot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Isom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Linefork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Uz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Colson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Mistletoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Booneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Pebworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Travellers Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Avawam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Yerkes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Busy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Butterfly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Krypton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Bonnyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Combs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Hazard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Gays Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Saul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower McIntosh, see our County-by-County Page for Lower McIntosh.
Cemeteries Near Lower McIntosh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower McIntosh.
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 McIntosh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower McIntosh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Woods Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skeens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Creech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Witaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Begley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Hyden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279093 <3>
- Raccoon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lower McIntosh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower McIntosh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower McIntosh, with the one closest to Lower McIntosh listed first.
- Hyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Hazard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Cutshin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Gays Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Chavies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dwarf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Ned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crockettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Stacy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower McIntosh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower McIntosh.
Newspapers Published in Lower McIntosh ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower McIntosh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower McIntosh, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower McIntosh.
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 McIntosh:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Leslie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Letcher County
- Owsley County
- Perry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower McIntosh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McIntosh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |