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 Queens (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 Queens. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Queens is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Mason, Rowan, Adams (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Queens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queens:
- Lewis County (The home county of Queens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Charters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Vanceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Tollesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Burtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
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- Camp Dix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
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- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
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- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
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- Firebrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
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- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Oakla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
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- Pebble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Bracken County
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Smiths Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Wesleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Carter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Smoky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Kehoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Soldier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Counts Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Lawton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Olive Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Mountain Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Foxport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Beechburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Dalesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Ryan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Wallingford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Muses Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Flemingsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plummers Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Flemingsburg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Craintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- South Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Tygarts Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- South Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warnock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Frost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Rectorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Weedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mays Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Minerva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Haldeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Lynx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Blue Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Whippoorwill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Dunkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Ellsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Neel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ash Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Fincastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Arnheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Elmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Sinking Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Pond Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Otway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Rarden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Arion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- West Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rosemount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Summit County (OH)
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queens, see our County-by-County Page for Queens.
Cemeteries Near Queens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queens.
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 Queens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Fairmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCurg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McHenry Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Lewis County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Puntenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Queens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Queens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queens, with the one closest to Queens listed first.
- Carrs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carrs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Stout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Poplar Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Flat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flat
- Waggoner Ripple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waggoner Ripple is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Ripple
- Vanceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Glen Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Springs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs
- Selig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selig is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selig
- Cottageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tollesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queens.
Newspapers Published in Queens ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queens, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Queens:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bracken County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Mason County
- Rowan County
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit 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 '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- Queens) 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 Queens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |