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 Roosevelt (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 Roosevelt. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Roosevelt is located in Breathitt 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 Breathitt County: Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Roosevelt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roosevelt:
- Breathitt County (The home county of Roosevelt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Whick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Big Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Goose Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Garrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- David
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Dema
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Harlan County
- Big Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- Tyner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Fisty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Carrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Tina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Vest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hindman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Littcarr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
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- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Redfox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
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- Pippa Passes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Athol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Cutshin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Hoskinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Essie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
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- Yeaddiss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
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- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Blackey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
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- Isom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
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- Jeremiah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
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- Roxana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Netty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Gunlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Royalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Morgan County
- Cannel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Mistletoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Lerose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pebworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Island City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Chavies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Krypton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
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- Gays Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Stacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Yerkes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Butterfly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Saul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saul is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Combs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Combs is located in Perry County
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- Powell County
- Barker Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Bethany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Mary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Belknap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Campton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toliver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roosevelt, see our County-by-County Page for Roosevelt.
Cemeteries Near Roosevelt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roosevelt.
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 Roosevelt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roosevelt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- White & Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Medlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Figured Beech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haddix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haddix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Spicer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Roosevelt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roosevelt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roosevelt, with the one closest to Roosevelt listed first.
- Chavies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Ned
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Lost Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Crockettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Gays Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Stacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Quicksand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Shoulderblade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Elkatawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copebranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Frozen Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roosevelt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roosevelt.
Newspapers Published in Roosevelt ...
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 Roosevelt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roosevelt, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roosevelt.
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 Roosevelt:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breathitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Wolfe 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> | 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 Roosevelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roosevelt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |