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 South Fork (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 South Fork. 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.
Name Variations for South Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Fork: S. Fork
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
South Fork is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near South Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Fork:
- Jackson County (The home county of South Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Foxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peoples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Jetts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Copebranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Log Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Sextons Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Laurel Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Teges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Larue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Lynch Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Locust Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Witt Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Paint Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Nina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Greenmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Heidelberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Beattyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Helens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Zachariah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Lone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Primrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Tallega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Vada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Athol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Williba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Panola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Dreyfus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Duluth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Brassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Bighill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Bobtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Moberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Means
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Levee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Jeffersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Pebworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Travellers Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Southfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Ricetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Mistletoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Perry County
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Knowlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Vaughns Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Barker Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- South Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Hatton Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Pecks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Cat Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Powell Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Climax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Mullins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Wildie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Orlando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Renfro Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mary
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Campton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Valeria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Fork, see our County-by-County Page for South Fork.
Cemeteries Near South Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Fork.
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 South Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Salt Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Double Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Durbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gabbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- Flynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scrivner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 South Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Drip Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
- Alumbaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumbaugh
- Wagersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Foxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Alcorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
- Locust Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Kerby Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- West Irvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Irvine
- Irvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clover Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Gray Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Travellers Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Fork.
Newspapers Published in South Fork ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Fork, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Fork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <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 South Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |