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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 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.
Providence 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 Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Knox County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Barbourville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heidrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Bimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Girdler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Hinkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bryants Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Crane Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Fourmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Frakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Jenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Brightshade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Hima
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Ashers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Garrard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Goose Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Urban
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sidell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Larue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Benge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 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 Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tacky Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pathfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- South Wallins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wallins Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Twila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Bledsoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Jackson County
- Peoples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Dorthae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Keavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Roark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Bear Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Essie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Asher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Mount Victory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Whetstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Louden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Woodbine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Siler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Nevisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Jellico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Pruden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(21 miles [33.8 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)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- The Hawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jacob Hawn Cemetery
- Shupe - Hawn Cemetery
- Warfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adam & Eve Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayhew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fuson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glasscock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bratton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith - Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (577 more) ...
- Johes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barbourville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pfaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Barbourville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emanuel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Artemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Bryants Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Girdler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Crane Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Tuttle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodbine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, 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 Providence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Pulaski County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne 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> | 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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |