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 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.
Providence is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
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:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Osie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Osie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
- Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellen is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Prosperity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Adams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Irad ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Ledocio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ledocio is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledocio
- Busseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Cando ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Boltsfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Durbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Rush
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mavity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Lockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Cannonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Jeriel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grayson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Pactolus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Mountain Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Counts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Olive Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Isonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bruin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Newfoundland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gimlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- The Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Ault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Auxier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Argillite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Danleyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Lowmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Flatgap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Keaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Nippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Wittensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Redbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Volga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Tutor Key
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Fuget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Barnetts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Paintsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Lacey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Wheelersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Painters Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Logville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Maggard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Ivyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Salyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Elsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Lakeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tomahawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Debord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Crockett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Jeptha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Elkfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Wrigley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Malone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Minor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- South Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sybene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Chesapeake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Lincoln County (WV)
- Wewanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Greyeagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hubbardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Effie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Dunlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Stonecoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Kiahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
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.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prince Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curnutte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Blaine Creek Road Cemetery #1 (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Fork Road Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Family Cemetery
- The Moore Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Thompson Hollow Cemetery
- Thompson Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502303 <2>
- Mattie - Wilbur Road Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (924 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
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.
- Prosperity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Adams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Irad ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Busseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Charley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Olioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Georges Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
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 6 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 8 miles [12.9 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 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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 'straight-line' 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'. |