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 Powersburg (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 Powersburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Powersburg is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Powersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powersburg:
- Wayne County (The home county of Powersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Slickford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
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- Shearer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Murl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Mill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Frazer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Crocus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Cundiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Inroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Glens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Chance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Gentrys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Sano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Fairplay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Craycraft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Gadberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Honey Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Static
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Bakerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Revelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wiborg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pine Knot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Strunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Monroe County
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Vinnie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Faubush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Bronston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Burnside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Lula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Long Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Esto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Pall Mall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Allardt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Gernt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Grimsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Morgan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Garretts Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Grey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Chanute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Verdun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Helenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Powersburg.
Cemeteries Near Powersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powersburg.
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 Powersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Denver - Hoover - Tuggle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Denney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Denney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manning Peercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buck Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelsay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (664 more) ...
- Indian Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dishman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powersburg had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powersburg, with the one closest to Powersburg listed first.
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Gapcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Shearer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Sumpter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Chanute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Travisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cabell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cabell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Pall Mall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powersburg.
Newspapers Published in Powersburg ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powersburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powersburg.
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 helpful 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 Powersburg:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- McCreary County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Scott 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Powersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Powersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |