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 Queendale (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 Queendale. 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.
Queendale is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Queendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queendale:
- Clay County (The home county of Queendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
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- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Goose Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Eriline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Garrard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Barcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Fall Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Laurel Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Stoney Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Rella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Callaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Kettle Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Arjay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Jenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Miracle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Dorton Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Fourmile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Breathitt County
- Whick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Tacky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loyall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- South Wallins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Twila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Coxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Jackson County
- Tyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Knott County
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Scalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Woollum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Hinkle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Girdler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Flat Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Bimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Crane Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Artemus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Sublimity City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Roark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Essie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Warbranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Asher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Mozelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Hoskinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Chappell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Stinnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Bear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Wendover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Mistletoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Southfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Saul
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Avawam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Gays Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Busy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Slemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Buckhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Butterfly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Krypton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Delphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Combs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Hazard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrogate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hubbard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Saint Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fleenortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queendale, see our County-by-County Page for Queendale.
Cemeteries Near Queendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queendale.
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 Queendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Asher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asher Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Manchester.
- The Asher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Fork Cemetery
- Oakley Cave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashers Fork Cemetery
- Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
- The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sizemore Family Cemetery
- Darby Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosley - Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halls Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- General Bowling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Bowling Cemetery
- The General Bowling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowling Cemetery
- Langdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Honey Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- The Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollen Cemetery
- Hollin Cemetery
- Arnetts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Queendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Queendale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queendale, with the one closest to Queendale listed first.
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hoskinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Goose Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Hyden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Callaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cutshin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queendale.
Newspapers Published in Queendale ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queendale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queendale.
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 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 Queendale:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Owsley County
- Perry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Queendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |