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 Straight Creek (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 Straight Creek. 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 Straight Creek ...
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 Straight Creek: Straight Crk. (or less commonly used: Straight Ck. or Straight Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Straight Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Straight Creek.
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.
Straight Creek is located in Carter County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Straight Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Straight Creek:
- Carter County (The home county of Straight Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Beetle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Pactolus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grahn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Counts Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Mountain Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Princess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Catlettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Westwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Gimlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Newfoundland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ault
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- The Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Argillite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Danleyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Warnock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Tygarts Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Bellefonte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Wurtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Greenup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Keaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Flatgap
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Redbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Lowmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Fuget
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Sitka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Volga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Nippa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Wittensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Tutor Key
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Barnetts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Webbville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Brammer Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cherokee Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Firebrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Logville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Crockett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Ophir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Elkfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Wrigley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Elliottville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Minor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Haldeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- South Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Coal Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hanging Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Andis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Powellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pond Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Hodges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Guyandotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Hubbardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Ceredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Echo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Effie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Armilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Straight Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Straight Creek.
Cemeteries Near Straight Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Straight Creek.
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 Straight Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Straight Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bolding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Womack Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gollahue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (898 more) ...
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glancy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Easterling 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 Straight Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Straight Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Straight Creek, with the one closest to Straight Creek listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Music
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Music is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Webbville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pactolus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Fultz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fultz is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Boltsfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Straight Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Straight Creek.
Newspapers Published in Straight Creek ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Straight Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Straight Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Straight Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Straight Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Wayne 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 Straight Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Straight Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |