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 North Corbin (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 North Corbin. 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 North Corbin ...
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 North Corbin: N. Corbin
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
North Corbin is primarily located in Knox County. A portion of North Corbin extends into Laurel 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near North Corbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Corbin:
- Knox County (The home county of North Corbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Girdler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
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- Barbourville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Bimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hinkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Woollum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
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- Bryants Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
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- Trosper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Fourmile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Frakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
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- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
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- Pineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Straight Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Wasioto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
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- Capito
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County
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- Fonde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Pruden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Larue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Urban
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Hima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Sidell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Garrard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Brightshade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Burning Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Fall Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Ashers Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Peoples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Annville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dabolt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Tyner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Dorthae
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Keavy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Bernstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
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- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stearns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Strunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Mount Victory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Whetstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Dykes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Piney Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Northfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Sloans Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Shopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Grundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Tateville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Coin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Burnside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hansford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mullins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Corbin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodbine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
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- Rockholds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Louden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Verne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Emlyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Nevisdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Siler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Packard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Jellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Pruden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Corbin, see our County-by-County Page for North Corbin.
Cemeteries Near North Corbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Corbin.
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 North Corbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Corbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ples Monhollen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ples Monhollen Cemetery
- The Ples Monhollen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monhollen Cemetery
- Pleas Monhollen Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Corbin.
- The Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Teague Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2517307 <2>
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find North Corbin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Corbin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Corbin, with the one closest to North Corbin listed first.
- Corbin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodbine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Keavy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Vox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vox is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vox
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fariston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fariston is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fariston
- Rockholds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Emanuel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Tuttle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Youngs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baldrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baldrock is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Cane Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Corbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Corbin.
Newspapers Published in North Corbin ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Corbin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Corbin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Corbin.
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 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 North Corbin:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Corbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Corbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |