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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 Sublimity City (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 Sublimity City. 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 doctors and 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.

Sublimity City is located in Laurel 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 Laurel County: Clay, Jackson, Knox, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Sublimity City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sublimity City:

  • Laurel County     (The home county of Sublimity City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • London
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Maplesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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    • Lily
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lily is located in Laurel County
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    • East Bernstadt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bernstadt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
    • Dorthae
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
    • Hopewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Keavy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Keavy is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
    • Marydell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Marydell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake is located in Laurel County
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    • Greenmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
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    • Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bush is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Fourmile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
    • Ingram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingram is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Rella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rella is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Larue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Larue is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
    • Benge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Benge is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
    • Urban
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Urban is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
    • Fogertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fogertown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
    • Sidell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidell is located in Clay County
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    • Hima
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hima is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
    • Burning Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Garrard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Garrard is located in Clay County
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    • Manchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fall Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
    • Goose Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
    • Laurel Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
    • Sextons Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Peoples
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Annville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dabolt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • Tyner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Gray Hawk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
    • McKee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Waneta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Sandgap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
    • Foxtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
    • Kerby Knob
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • North Corbin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane Nest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
    • Woollum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Girdler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Girdler is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
    • Cannon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Heidrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Heidrick is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
    • Barbourville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Bimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Artemus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
    • Bryants Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bryants Store is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
    • Dewitt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
  • Leslie County
    • Bear Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
  • Lincoln County
    • Dog Walk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Wiborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Island City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Travellers Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
    • Mistletoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Vincent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Acorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
    • Whetstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Mount Victory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
    • Dykes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Piney Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Shopville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Coin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Coin is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Grundy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Northfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Woodstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Alpine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Dabney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dabney is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
  • Rockcastle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
    • Mullins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
    • Orlando
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Renfro Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
    • Climax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Ottawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Disputanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
    • Brodhead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Gum Sulphur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.
    • Corbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodbine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Rockholds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Liberty is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Louden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Louden is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
    • Williamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Verne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Verne is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Emlyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
    • Nevisdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
    • Pleasant View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Siler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Siler is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
    • Packard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Packard is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sublimity City, see our County-by-County Page for Sublimity City.

Cemeteries Near Sublimity City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sublimity City.

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 Sublimity City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sublimity City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.

  • Dyche Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wigington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman Benge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Benge Cemetery
    • The Sherman Benge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Benge Cemetery
  • Brays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Early Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Magee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Owsley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (502 more) ...
    • Lovelace - Dees Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whittaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Sublimity City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sublimity City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sublimity City, with the one closest to Sublimity City listed first.

  • Fariston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fariston is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fariston
  • London
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pittsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Lily
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lily is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Maplesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • East Bernstadt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Keavy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keavy is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
  • Bernstadt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
  • Fletcher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fletcher is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Langnau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Langnau is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
  • Vox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vox is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vox
  • Cane Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Marydell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Marydell is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Oakley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakley is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Corbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sublimity City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sublimity City.

Newspapers Published in Sublimity City ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sublimity City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sublimity City, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sublimity City.

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 either 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 Sublimity City:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sublimity City) 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 Sublimity City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.