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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 Old Bend (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 Old Bend. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Old Bend is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.

Below are the counties that are near Old Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Bend:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Old Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Dabolt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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    • Peoples
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Annville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McKee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray Hawk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
    • Sandgap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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    • Waneta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Tyner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
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    • Kerby Knob
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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    • Foxtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Benge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Benge is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
    • Fogertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fogertown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
    • Larue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Larue is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
    • Burning Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Sextons Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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    • Sidell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sidell is located in Clay County
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    • Urban
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Urban is located in Clay County
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    • Fall Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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    • Laurel Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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    • Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hima
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hima is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
    • Teges
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Teges is located in Clay County
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    • Garrard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garrard is located in Clay County
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  • Estill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Locust Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
    • Lynch Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
    • Wagersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wagersville is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
    • Ravenna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Winston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Winston is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Miller's Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Witt Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Witt Springs is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
  • Garrard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cartersville is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowell is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Paint Lick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyattsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Nina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nina is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • North Corbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
    • Crane Nest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
    • Woollum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Gray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Greenmount
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • East Bernstadt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Bernstadt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
    • London
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Maplesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
    • Sublimity City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
    • Marydell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Marydell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lily
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lily is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Bush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bush is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Keavy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Keavy is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
    • Dorthae
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Heidelberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Heidelberg is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Idamay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Idamay is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
    • Beattyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Helens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Turkeytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
    • Dog Walk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
    • Crab Orchard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Broughtentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
    • Preachersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
    • Sugar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Ottenheim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
    • Maywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Halls Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Rowland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Waynesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Bighill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bighill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
    • Duluth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Duluth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Slate Lick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Slate Lick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
    • Berea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Berea is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <1>
    • Bobtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bobtown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
    • Dreyfus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dreyfus is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Middletown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Wallaceton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallaceton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
    • Farristown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Farristown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Panola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Whites
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Brassfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Brassfield is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Island City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Travellers Rest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
    • Vincent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Pebworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pebworth is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
    • Southfork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Southfork is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
    • Booneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ricetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Sebastian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
    • Lerose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Mistletoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Acorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
    • Bee Lick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
    • Whetstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Shopville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
    • Coin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coin is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Dabney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dabney is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Dykes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Grundy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Mount Victory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
    • Piney Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Eubank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockcastle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Livingston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
    • Orlando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Climax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Wildie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Renfro Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Disputanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Hansford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
    • Brodhead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ottawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Gum Sulphur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.
    • Corbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodbine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Old Bend.

Cemeteries Near Old Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Bend.

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 Old Bend - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.

  • Lear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jep Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Casteel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hacker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Andes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Landrum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (578 more) ...
    • Elza - Swanner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoskins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Old Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Bend.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Bend, with the one closest to Old Bend listed first.

  • Cooksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Livingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoples is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
  • Mullins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Sinks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
  • Hazel Patch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
  • Oakley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakley is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Goochland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Pine Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
  • Greenmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Moores Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
  • Annville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Orlando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • McWhorter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McWhorter is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
    • McKee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Bend.

Newspapers Published in Old Bend ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Bend, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Bend.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old Bend:

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>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 Old Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.