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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 Sparks (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 Sparks. 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.
Sparks is located in Estill 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 Estill County: Clark, Jackson, Lee, Madison & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Sparks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sparks:
- Estill County (The home county of Sparks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wagersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynch Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Suddith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Peeled Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Owingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(20 miles [32.2 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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- 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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- Kragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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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- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Sextons Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Foxtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dabolt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Zachariah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Brassfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Doylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Reeds Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
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- Magoffin County
- Netty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Means
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Denniston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Sudith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Korea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Levee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Spencer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reid Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Maytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Cannel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Pebworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Lerose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Island City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Mistletoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Barker Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- South Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
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- Rosslyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Cane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- Vaughns Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Climax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Rowan County
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Valeria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Belknap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sparks, see our County-by-County Page for Sparks.
Cemeteries Near Sparks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparks.
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 Sparks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sparks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smyth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Billings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shuler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (601 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thacker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Sparks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sparks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sparks, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Patsey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Zachariah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Cat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Rosslyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wagersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Saint Helens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 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 Sparks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sparks.
Newspapers Published in Sparks ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sparks, 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 Sparks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sparks:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Estill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle 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> | 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 Sparks, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sparks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |