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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.
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 Powell 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 Powell County: Clark, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery & Wolfe.
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:
- Powell 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.
- Barker Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Pecks Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rosslyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Upper Cane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Old Clay City Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Suddith
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Black Sulpher Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Owingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath 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.
- Oakdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Log Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesboro
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wagersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Witt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Lynch Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Winston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Locust Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Foxtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Waneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Kerby Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- McKee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Tyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Zachariah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Beattyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Primrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Helens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Bybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Panola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Doylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Moberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Duluth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Reeds Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Magoffin County
- Netty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Means
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Mariba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Sudith
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Korea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Camargo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Spencer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Prewitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Grassy Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Judy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Maytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Mize
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Ebon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Grassy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Cannel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Yocum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Pebworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lerose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Southfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Ricetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Sebastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Farmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Lakeview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Fork, with the one closest to South Fork listed first.
- Rogers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Toliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Hazel Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Lexie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Helechawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Belknap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
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.
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollon Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Family Cemetery
- The Hollon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halsey Cemetery
- Crowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- The Crowe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cat Creek Cemetery
- Cat Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #434130 <3>
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Halls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shuler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 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.
- Slade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Cat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Zachariah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Rosslyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Miller's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Campton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beattyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waltersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 33 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. 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 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 South Fork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Fork) 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 South Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |