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 Scalf (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 Scalf. 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 and 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.
Scalf is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Scalf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scalf:
- Knox County (The home county of Scalf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Knox County
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- Dewitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Bimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
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- Woollum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heidrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Rella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Kettle Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
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- Stoney Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Urban
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Eriline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Sidell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Barcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Fall Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Tacky Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Pathfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- South Wallins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Bledsoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Twila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rosspoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Mary Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lily
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Maplesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Roark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Essie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Helton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Asher
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Bear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Chappell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Hoskinston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Sizerock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Thousandsticks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Mistletoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Perry County
- Saul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Louden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Siler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Corbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Nevisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Packard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Emlyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrogate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Pruden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Minton Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Hamlin Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scalf, see our County-by-County Page for Scalf.
Cemeteries Near Scalf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scalf.
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 Scalf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scalf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Mills - Messer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark - Hinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darby Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (613 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Scalf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scalf.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scalf, with the one closest to Scalf listed first.
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Artemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Emanuel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Pigeonroost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scalf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scalf.
Newspapers Published in Scalf ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scalf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scalf, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scalf.
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 Scalf:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Scalf, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scalf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |