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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 Press (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 Press. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Press is located in Breathitt 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 Breathitt County: Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Press. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Press:
- Breathitt County (The home county of Press)
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Flintville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Big Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- David
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blue River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Lackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Eastern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
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- Dema
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
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- Manton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
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- Maytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
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- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Warco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
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- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Asa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Tina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Vest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mousie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Garner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pippa Passes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Littcarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zachariah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Heidelberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Wooton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Cutshin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Ova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Netty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Gunlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Gapville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Korea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Denniston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Cannel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Lerose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Mistletoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Southfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Island City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Dice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Krypton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
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- Dwarf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Butterfly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Hardburly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Barker Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lexie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Campton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Press, see our County-by-County Page for Press.
Cemeteries Near Press ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Press.
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 Press - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Press covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bach Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Jackson.
- Thorpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teapoint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Risner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
- The Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calhoun Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (602 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haddix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haddix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Press in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Press.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Press, with the one closest to Press listed first.
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Quicksand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Rousseau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ned
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Taulbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Elkatawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkatawa
- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Frozen Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Shoulderblade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Chavies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Copebranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Press. See our List of 1890's Communities around Press.
Newspapers Published in Press ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Press.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Press, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Press.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Press:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breathitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Wolfe 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> | 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- Press) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Press, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |