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 Silerville (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 Silerville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Silerville is located in McCreary 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 McCreary County: Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Silerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silerville:
- McCreary County (The home county of Silerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Strunk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Revelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Pearl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pruden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- North Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Bryants Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Laurel County
- Keavy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Mount Victory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Bronston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Parmleysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sumpter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Slickford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Mill Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Shearer Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Rankin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Ayers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Emlyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Nevisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Verne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Rockholds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Elk Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Stanfill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Jellico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Habersham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Silica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Shea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shea is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Demory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Clairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Gernt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Burrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Isham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verdun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Helenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Straight Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Winona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Norma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silerville, see our County-by-County Page for Silerville.
Cemeteries Near Silerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silerville.
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 Silerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Musgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (734 more) ...
- Winfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trammel Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Silerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silerville, with the one closest to Silerville listed first.
- Isham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doctors is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowl is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Helenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- New River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jeffers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Jellico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silerville.
Newspapers Published in Silerville ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silerville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silerville.
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 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 Silerville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCreary County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Pulaski County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Fentress County
- Morgan 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 Silerville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |