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 Silica (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 Silica. 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 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.
Silica is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Silica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silica:
- Carter County (The home county of Silica)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Lawton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
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- Jacobs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Smoky Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Wesleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
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- Carter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Smiths Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
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- Boone Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Suddith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Oakla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Pebble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Ault
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Gimlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Newfoundland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Ryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Muses Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Plummers Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Farmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
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- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Wallingford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Grange City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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- Foxport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Beechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Pleasureville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Sunset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Tygarts Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Warnock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
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- Hunnewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Argillite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Danleyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Greenup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Keaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Flatgap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Fuget
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Webbville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Mazie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Cherokee Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Houckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Brammer Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Skaggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Martha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Olioville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Overda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Vanceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Burtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
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- Tollesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
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- Cottageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Logville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Lacey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Korea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Sudith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Denniston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Frenchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mariba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Wrigley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Crockett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Yocum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Elkfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ebon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Dingus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Malone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Ezel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Mize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Haldeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Elliottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Minor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Morehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Lakeview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Pond Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silica, see our County-by-County Page for Silica.
Cemeteries Near Silica ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silica.
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 Silica - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Biggs Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biggs Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Olive Hill.
- The Biggs Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968151 <3>
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conn - Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norman Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wagoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (810 more) ...
- Henerson Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hanshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Silica in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silica.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silica, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Lawton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Limestone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Limestone is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Jacobs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Olive Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Gimlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Elliottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Counts Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Smoky Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ordinary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ordinary is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stark is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Grahn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silica. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silica.
Newspapers Published in Silica ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silica.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silica, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silica.
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 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 Silica:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Adams County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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- Silica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Silica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |