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 Meally (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 Meally. 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.
Meally is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Meally. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meally:
- Johnson County (The home county of Meally)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Butcher Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Thelma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Tutor Key
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Nero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Hagerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Paintsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Bays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Jeriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Isonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 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 <1>
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Ivel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- David
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Dana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Manton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Mousie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Patrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Charley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Georges Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Noris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Ben Bow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Cando ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Painters Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ivyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Gypsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Flat Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Gapville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Salyersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gunlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hode
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Malone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Cannel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Gulnare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Varney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Coal Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Mayo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Raccoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Belfry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe County
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Greyeagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Stonecoal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Dunlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Fort Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Doane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wilsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Hubbardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Kiahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meally, see our County-by-County Page for Meally.
Cemeteries Near Meally ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meally.
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 Meally - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meally covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gambill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <2>
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Music Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Meally in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meally.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meally, with the one closest to Meally listed first.
- East Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Lowmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Sip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fuget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Oil Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Dotson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meally. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meally.
Newspapers Published in Meally ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meally.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meally, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meally.
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 Meally:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Meally, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meally) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |