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 Staffordsville (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 Staffordsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Staffordsville is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Staffordsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Staffordsville:
- Johnson County (The home county of Staffordsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Barnetts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Nippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Volga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Collista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Hagerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Boyd County
- Boltsfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Bays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Beetle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Jeriel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Isonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bruin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- The Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Auxier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Watergap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Goodloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Dwale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- David
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Banner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Ivel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Mousie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cordell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Martha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Charley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cando ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Georges Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Noris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Painters Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Gypsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Salyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Logville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Inez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hode
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
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- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Cannel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Mize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Gulnare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
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- Blair Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Greyeagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Stonecoal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Dunlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Doane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Hubbardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wilsondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Staffordsville, see our County-by-County Page for Staffordsville.
Cemeteries Near Staffordsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staffordsville.
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 Staffordsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Staffordsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Melvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Persimmon Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tackett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Staffordsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Staffordsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Staffordsville, with the one closest to Staffordsville listed first.
- Barnetts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Fuget
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Flatgap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Lowmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Prestonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Staffordsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Staffordsville.
Newspapers Published in Staffordsville ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staffordsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staffordsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staffordsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Staffordsville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Staffordsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Staffordsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |