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 Meads (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 Meads. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Meads is located in Boyd 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 Boyd County: Carter, Greenup, Lawrence, Lawrence (OH) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Meads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meads:
- Boyd County (The home county of Meads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Cannonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mavity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Millseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Pactolus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Jeriel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Beetle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Grahn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Boone Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Bruin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Gimlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Newfoundland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Danleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Raceland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Fallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Firebrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Crown City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Patriot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (OH)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- South Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Ironton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Hanging Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sybene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Kitts Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Chesapeake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Andis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Slocum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Scioto Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Melissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pea Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Ona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crown City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Fudges Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- West Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fort Gay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Armilda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Effie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meads, see our County-by-County Page for Meads.
Cemeteries Near Meads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meads.
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 Meads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Click Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eastham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cumpston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prichard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bently Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (835 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Meads had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meads, with the one closest to Meads listed first.
- Cannonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Coalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Mavity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Savage Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kenova is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kenova
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meads.
Newspapers Published in Meads ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meads.
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 Meads:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Boyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Wayne 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- Meads) 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 Meads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |