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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 Oneida (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 Oneida. 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.

Oneida is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Oneida)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Beverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Sims Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Stoney Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
  • Breathitt County
  • Estill County
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Tacky Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Tyner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Gray Hawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Annville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dabolt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • McKee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Foxtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waneta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Sandgap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
    • Kerby Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knott County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Woollum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Crane Nest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Scalf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Girdler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Dewitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Cannon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Bimble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barbourville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Sizerock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Thousandsticks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Confluence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Hyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Essie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Roark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stinnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Wendover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoskinston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Wooton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Asher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Mistletoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Sebastian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ricetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Southfork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Island City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Booneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lerose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Travellers Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vincent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Pebworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Saul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Buckhorn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gays Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
    • Chavies
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Krypton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Yerkes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Busy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Busy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
    • Avawam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Butterfly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bonnyman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
    • Combs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
    • Dice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dice is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
  • Wolfe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
    • Bethany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Oneida ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oneida.

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 Oneida - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Oneida in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oneida.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Oneida ...

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 Oneida.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oneida, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oneida.

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 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 Oneida:

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