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 Mullins (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 Mullins. 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 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.
Mullins is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Mullins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mullins:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Mullins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Orlando
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Renfro Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Hansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Gum Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Casey County
- Bethelridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Benge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Larue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Sextons Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Sidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Garrard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Locust Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Witt Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Irvine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Nina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Peoples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Sandgap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- McKee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Annville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tyner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- North Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- East Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
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- Lily
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marydell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Dorthae
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Dog Walk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Ottenheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Preachersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Maywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Halls Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waynesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Bighill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Slate Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
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- Wallaceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Whites
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Buggytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Island City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Travellers Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Pebworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Acorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Whetstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Dabney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Dykes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Grundy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Mount Victory
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Whitley County
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mullins, see our County-by-County Page for Mullins.
Cemeteries Near Mullins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mullins.
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 Mullins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mullins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Jep Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Briarfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnetta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bustle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (518 more) ...
- Casteel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mullins had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mullins, with the one closest to Mullins listed first.
- Sinks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Pine Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Orlando
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Goochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Wildie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Patch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Roundstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Maretburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Pongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mullins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mullins.
Newspapers Published in Mullins ...
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 Mullins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mullins, 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 Mullins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mullins:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Owsley County
- Pulaski County
- Whitley 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 Mullins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mullins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |