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 Quail (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 Quail. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Quail is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Quail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quail:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Quail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Hansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Renfro Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mullins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Climax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Little Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- Alum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Wilsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Davis Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Bethelridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Butchertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Evona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Benge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Estill County
- Locust Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Bryantsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Peoples
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Kerby Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Dabolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Waneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Annville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McKee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Foxtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Tyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Bernstadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Keavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Dog Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Broughtentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Waynesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Halls Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Preachersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Wallaceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Slate Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Buggytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Farristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Happy Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Whites
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Duncanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Bobtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Duluth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Bee Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Eubank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Science Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Ansel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Wayne County
- Frazer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quail, see our County-by-County Page for Quail.
Cemeteries Near Quail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quail.
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 Quail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Negro Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Childrens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Quail had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quail, with the one closest to Quail listed first.
- Bee Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Level Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Maretburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Hansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Estesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Pongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quail.
Newspapers Published in Quail ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quail, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quail.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Quail:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Quail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Quail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |