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 Permon (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 Permon. 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.
Permon is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Permon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Permon:
- Knox County (The home county of Permon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Bryants Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Barbourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Artemus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Heidrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Trosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Flat Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Girdler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Frakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Fourmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Fonde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Dorton Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Straight Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Brightshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Hima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Urban
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Garrard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fogertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Benge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fall Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Pathfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Tacky Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Dorthae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lily
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Keavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Marydell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sublimity City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bernstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Roark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Pine Knot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Strunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Marshes Siding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Revelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Smith Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Mount Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Whetstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Dykes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Louden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Rockholds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Siler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Verne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Nevisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
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- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Jellico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Elk Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Flat Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Victory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Stanfill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- LaFollette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Cumberland Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrogate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Minton Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Goin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Isham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Braden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lee County (VA)
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Permon, see our County-by-County Page for Permon.
Cemeteries Near Permon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Permon.
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 Permon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Permon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Mackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prichard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (631 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith - Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Permon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Permon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Permon, with the one closest to Permon listed first.
- Bryants Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Barbourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Artemus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Emanuel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Rockholds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Flat Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Girdler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Crane Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Permon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Permon.
Newspapers Published in Permon ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Permon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Permon, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Permon.
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 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 Permon:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Scott County
- Union County
- Lee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Permon, 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 from Point A (ie- Permon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |