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 Oil Springs (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 Oil Springs. 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 Oil Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oil Springs: Oil Spgs. (or less commonly used: Oil Spngs. or Oil Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oil Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oil Springs.
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.
Oil Springs 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 Oil Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oil Springs:
- Johnson County (The home county of Oil Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Barnetts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Asa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Staffordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fuget
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Volga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Collista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Paintsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Hagerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Wittensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Bays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Vancleve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Flintville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Hardshell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Clayhole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Frozen Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Kragon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Lost Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Beetle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Jeriel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Isonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- The Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Bruin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Gimlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Ault
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Auxier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- David
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Goodloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Watergap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Mousie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Vest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Martha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Skaggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mazie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Cordell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Cando ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Charley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Noris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Georges Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Painters Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Ivyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Marshallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Gypsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Elsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Tomahawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Inez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Menifee County
- Korea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Ophir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Malone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cannel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Wrigley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Grassy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Yocum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Ezel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Gulnare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Rowan County
- Minor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Belknap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Lexie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Toliver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Greyeagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Fort Gay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Stonecoal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oil Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Oil Springs.
Cemeteries Near Oil Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oil Springs.
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 Oil Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oil Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- James W. Lemaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James W. Lemaster Cemetery
- The James W. Lemaster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Collins Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
- Collins - Lemaster Cemetery
- James Lemaster Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629368 <2>
- Borders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (733 more) ...
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oil Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oil Springs, with the one closest to Oil Springs listed first.
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Barnetts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Fuget
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Ivyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Ophir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Lickburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Gypsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Sip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oil Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oil Springs.
Newspapers Published in Oil Springs ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oil Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oil Springs.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oil Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oil Springs, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oil Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |