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 Meades Branch (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 Meades Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Meades Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Meades Branch: Meades Br. (or less commonly used: Meades Brnch.)
- While the name of this community is Meades Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Meades Branch may originally have been Meade's Branch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Meades Branch might be written as Meade Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Meades Branch is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Meades Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meades Branch:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Meades Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Georges Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Charley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Noris ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Ledocio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ledocio is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledocio
- Richardson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Patrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Cando ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Boltsfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Durbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mavity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Cannonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Catlettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Jeriel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Pactolus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Isonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bruin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Newfoundland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gimlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- The Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Auxier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Dwale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Banner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Ivel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Stanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- David
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Greenup County
- Hunnewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Lowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nippa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Tutor Key
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Wittensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Thelma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Flatgap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Meally
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Paintsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Butcher Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Painters Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Flat Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wheelersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Logville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Ivyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Maggard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Salyersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Gypsy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Elsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Debord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Crockett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dingus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Elkfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Gulnare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Varney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cabell County (WV)
- Hodges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Wewanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Logan County (WV)
- Whirlwind
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Greyeagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Chattaroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williamson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Fort Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Dunlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Hubbardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Stonecoal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wilsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Armilda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meades Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Meades Branch.
Cemeteries Near Meades Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meades Branch.
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 Meades Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meades Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Borders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moses Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bottom Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mattie - Wilbur Road Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Family Cemetery
- The Moore Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Thompson Hollow Cemetery
- Thompson Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502303 <3>
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Fork Road Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #1 (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #2 (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (867 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson - Stratton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Meades Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meades Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meades Branch, with the one closest to Meades Branch listed first.
- Georges Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Charley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Richardson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Lowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Busseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meades Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meades Branch.
Newspapers Published in Meades Branch ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meades Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meades Branch, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meades Branch.
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 Meades Branch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Lawrence County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <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 Meades Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Meades Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |