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 Offutt (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 Offutt. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Offutt 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 Offutt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Offutt:
- Johnson County (The home county of Offutt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Whitehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Williamsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Thelma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lowmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Butcher Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Paintsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Boltsfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Durbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Jeriel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Isonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Newfoundland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- The Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Auxier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Banner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Ivel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goodloe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- David
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Knott County
- Mousie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Peach Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Georges Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Ben Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Noris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Cando ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Painters Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Ivyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Flat Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Gypsy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Gapville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Salyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Logville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Jeptha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Elkfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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 Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Gulnare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Varney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Coal Run Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- South Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Greyeagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Dingess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Stonecoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Dunlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Doane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Hubbardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Kiahsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Armilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Offutt, see our County-by-County Page for Offutt.
Cemeteries Near Offutt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Offutt.
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 Offutt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Offutt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Son Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (776 more) ...
- Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
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 Offutt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Offutt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Offutt, with the one closest to Offutt listed first.
- Lowmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Sip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Barnetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- East Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Georges Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flatgap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Fuget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Offutt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Offutt.
Newspapers Published in Offutt ...
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 Offutt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Offutt, 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 Offutt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Offutt:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike 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 Offutt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Offutt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |