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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 Proctor (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 Proctor. 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 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 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.
Proctor is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Owsley & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Proctor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Proctor:
- Lee County (The home county of Proctor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Beattyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Helens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Bath County
- Little Slate Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Copebranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Whick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Log Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Sextons Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Miller's Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Foxtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Peoples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Laurel County
- Greenmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Bear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Panola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Brassfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Bybee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Waco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
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- Bighill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Magoffin County
- Netty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Mariba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Denniston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Means
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Korea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Levee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Maytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Cannel City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Pebworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Lerose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Island City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Mistletoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Buckhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Saul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
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- Chavies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Krypton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
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- Stacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Dice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Yerkes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Barker Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- South Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knowlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Pecks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rosslyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Upper Cane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Climax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Valeria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Proctor, see our County-by-County Page for Proctor.
Cemeteries Near Proctor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Proctor.
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 Proctor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Proctor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- River View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- The Snowden Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Pines Cemetery
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quillan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beatty Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Proctor had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Beattyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Helens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tallega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Monica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monica is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Athol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Eversole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eversole is located in Owsley County
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- Zachariah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Jetts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Patsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sturgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Southfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Alumbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Proctor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Proctor.
Newspapers Published in Proctor ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Proctor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Proctor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Proctor.
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 Proctor:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle 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> | 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 Proctor, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Proctor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |