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 Middle Fork (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 Middle Fork. 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 Middle Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Middle Fork: Middle Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Middle Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middle Fork.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Middle Fork is located in Elliott 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 Elliott County: Carter, Lawrence, Morgan & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Middle Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Fork:
- Elliott County (The home county of Middle Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Isonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- The Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Ibex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Gimlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Ault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Suddith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Mavity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Bays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Beetle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Jacobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Grahn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Lawton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Olive Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jeriel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Counts Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Hitchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Ryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Muses Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Plummers Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Floyd County
- Auxier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Tygarts Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Keaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Redbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Flatgap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Fuget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Volga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Sitka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Oil Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Barnetts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Nippa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Staffordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lowmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Mazie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Skaggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Martha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Houckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Webbville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Cordell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Overda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Brammer Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Logville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Cisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Flat Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Maggard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Wheelersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Elsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Painters Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Salyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Netty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Martin County
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Korea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Denniston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Mariba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Sudith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Frenchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Wrigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Malone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Grassy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Ebon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Cannel City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Minor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Brady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Morehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Helechawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Belknap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Toliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Lexie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Valeria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Fort Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hubbardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Fork.
Cemeteries Near Middle Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Fork.
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 Middle Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- N.B. Gillium Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plez Clevenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boggs Cemetery Two
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (997 more) ...
- Polk Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Middle Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Isonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Newcombe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newcombe is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcombe
- Sandy Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Little Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- The Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Elkfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Stark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Ibex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Redwine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redwine is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
- Skaggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Fielden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fielden is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stephens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Ordinary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ordinary is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Fork.
Newspapers Published in Middle Fork ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Fork, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Middle Fork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Elliott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Boyd County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Middle Fork, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middle Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |