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 Payton (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 Payton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Payton is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, Menifee, Rowan & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Payton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Payton:
- Morgan County (The home county of Payton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Cannel City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Suddith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Slate Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Rock Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quicksand
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Carter County
- Jacobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- The Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Estill County
- Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- David
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Auxier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
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- Prestonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Oil Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Keaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flatgap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Mazie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
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- Skaggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
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- Martha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
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- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
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- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Williba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Netty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Edna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Maggard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Logville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Flat Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Lacey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Korea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Denniston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Mariba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Means
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Lerose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Stacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Dice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Slade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barker Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- South Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Upper Cane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rosslyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Pecks Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Hatton Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- North Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
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- Minor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
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- Clearfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Brady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
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- Elliottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
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- Lakeview Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Morehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Gates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Helechawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Valeria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Payton, see our County-by-County Page for Payton.
Cemeteries Near Payton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Payton.
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 Payton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Payton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taulbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deboard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (855 more) ...
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- William Big Bill Patriotic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Payton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Payton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Payton, with the one closest to Payton listed first.
- Sellars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
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- Caney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Lee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lykins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lykins is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykins
- Daysboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysboro
- Gillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
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- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Hager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Morgan County
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- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Bear Wallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny is located in Morgan County
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- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
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- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Payton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Payton.
Newspapers Published in Payton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Payton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Payton, 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 Payton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Payton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
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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 Payton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Payton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |