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 Quinton (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 Quinton. 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 hospitals 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.
Quinton is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Quinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quinton:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Quinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Tateville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dykes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Grundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Faubush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Sano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Gentrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Mintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Evona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Honey Acre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Labascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Gilpin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Phil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Dunnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Keavy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Dorthae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Waynesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Broughtentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Hansford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Esto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Russell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Parmleysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Murl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockholds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quinton, see our County-by-County Page for Quinton.
Cemeteries Near Quinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quinton.
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 Quinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Hallars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stiggall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- John Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kidder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Loveall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corbit Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Quinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quinton, with the one closest to Quinton listed first.
- Kidder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Tateville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bronston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Sloans Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Elihu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Mill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steubenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steubenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
- Nancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quinton.
Newspapers Published in Quinton ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quinton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quinton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Quinton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Scott 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 Quinton, 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- Quinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |