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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 Owsley (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 Owsley. 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.

Owsley is located in Pike County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).

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

  • Pike County     (The home county of Owsley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Blair Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Coal Run Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
      • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
    • Mayo Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
      • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
    • Pikeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fords Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
      • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
    • Shelbiana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Raccoon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
      • Raccoon is located in Pike County
    • Robinson Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Garden Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Pike County
    • Yeager
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulnare
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulnare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
      • Gulnare is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gulnare
      • From Owsley to Gulnare
    • Virgie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
      • Virgie is located in Pike County
    • Jonancy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
      • Jonancy is located in Pike County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Osborn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Floyd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osborn
      • From Owsley to Osborn
    • Harold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grethel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
      • Grethel is located in Floyd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grethel
      • From Owsley to Grethel
    • Betsy Layne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betsy Layne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy Layne
      • Betsy Layne is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betsy Layne <2>
    • Galveston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galveston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Floyd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galveston
      • From Owsley to Galveston
    • Stanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanville
      • Stanville is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanville <2>
    • Tram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
      • Tram is located in Floyd County
    • Teaberry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
      • Teaberry is located in Floyd County
    • Blue Moon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Floyd County
    • Ivel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivel
      • Ivel is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivel <2>
    • Beaver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Drift
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
      • Drift is located in Floyd County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Nero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Butcher Hollow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Lear
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meally
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meally have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
      • Meally is located in Johnson County
    • Hagerhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Van Lear
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Johnson County
    • Collista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thelma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thelma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Johnson County
    • Paintsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Asa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Raven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Knott County
    • Mousie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Knott County
    • Pippa Passes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
      • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Garner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Knott County
    • Leburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leburn
      • Leburn is located in Knott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leburn <2>
    • Pine Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hindman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest
      • Vest is located in Knott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vest <2>
    • Tina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Knott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tina
      • From Owsley to Tina
    • Littcarr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littcarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
      • Littcarr is located in Knott County
    • Carrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Redfox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Patrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Patrick
      • From Owsley to Patrick
    • Peach Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Richardson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ulysses ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ulysses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
      • Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ulysses
      • From Owsley to Ulysses
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • McRoberts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Deane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
      • Deane is located in Letcher County
    • Burdine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
      • Burdine is located in Letcher County
    • Hemphill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cromona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
      • Cromona is located in Letcher County
    • Fleming - Neon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
      • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jenkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Neon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
      • Neon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <2>
    • Tolliver Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Whitaker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Millstone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County
    • Seco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
      • Seco is located in Letcher County
    • Colson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Gunlock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
      • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
    • Gapville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
    • Gypsy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royalton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
    • Sublett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Painters Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeville
      • From Owsley to Lakeville
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Debord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Debord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debord
      • Debord is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Debord <2>
    • Pilgrim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Martin County
    • Beauty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lovely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
      • Lovely is located in Martin County
    • Inez
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inez
      • From Owsley to Inez
    • Tomahawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Warfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
      • Warfield is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <2>
    • Hode
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan County (VA)
  • Dickenson County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Clintwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tarpon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
      • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tarpon
      • From Owsley to Tarpon
    • Clinchco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <2>
    • Darwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Omaha
      • From Owsley to Omaha
  • Wise County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Almira
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Haddonfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haddonfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
      • Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haddonfield
      • From Owsley to Haddonfield
    • Pound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Mingo County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
    • Williamson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattaroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattaroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
      • Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Sprigg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackberry City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
      • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Matewan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
      • Matewan is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <2>
    • Thacker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Greyeagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kermit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Delbarton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Jacket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Jacket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
      • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Jacket
      • From Owsley to Red Jacket
    • Myrtle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Musick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wayne County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Owsley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owsley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Marrs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marrs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marrs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weddington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weddington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weddington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blair Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Alley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Alley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pikeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peggy Sword Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peggy Sword Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peggy Sword Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • John Mimms Sword Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Mimms Sword Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Mimms Sword Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingdom Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Coal Run Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Pikeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zebulon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zebulon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • McDowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • McDowell is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <2>
  • Beaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Minnie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gulnare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulnare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
    • Gulnare is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gulnare
    • From Owsley to Gulnare
  • Alphoretta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alphoretta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
    • Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
  • Fishtrap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishtrap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
    • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Dwale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
    • Dwale is located in Floyd County
  • Langley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Floyd County
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    • Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Floyd County
    • Raven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Knott County
    • Kimper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Owsley ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owsley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owsley, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owsley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Owsley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owsley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Owsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owsley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5018, Longitude: -82.5882    









 

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