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 Matthew (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 Matthew. 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 hospitals 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.
Matthew is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, Menifee, Rowan & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Matthew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matthew:
- Morgan County (The home county of Matthew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Dingus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Wrigley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Suddith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Bays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Jacobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Lawton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
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- Soldier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jeriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Isonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- David
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Auxier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Prestonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Dwale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
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- Manton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
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- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
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- Banner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Oil Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Keaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Flatgap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Collista
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Mazie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
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- Skaggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
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- Martha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cherokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
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- Houckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Cando ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
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- Cherokee Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
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- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
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- Prosperity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
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- Charley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Williba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Cisco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Logville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Maggard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Salyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Netty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Ova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Hendricks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Martin County
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Korea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Denniston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Mariba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sudith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Rothwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Powell County
- Slade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Minor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elliottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Clearfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Brady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Morehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Haldeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Farmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Gates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Belknap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Hazel Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Lexie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Toliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Valeria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Campton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Pine Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matthew, see our County-by-County Page for Matthew.
Cemeteries Near Matthew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matthew.
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 Matthew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matthew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saul Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pelfery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard - Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kennard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Easterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (872 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Matthew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matthew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matthew, with the one closest to Matthew listed first.
- Bloomington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Dingus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Elamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elamton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamton
- Lickburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
- Caney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Lykins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lykins is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykins
- Hager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager
- Elkfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bear Wallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Sellars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellars
- Hendricks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matthew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matthew.
Newspapers Published in Matthew ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matthew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matthew, 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 Matthew.
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 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 Matthew:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Menifee County
- Powell County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Matthew) 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 Matthew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |