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 Swamp Branch (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 Swamp Branch. 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 Swamp Branch ...
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 Swamp Branch: Swamp Br. (or less commonly used: Swamp Brnch.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Swamp Branch 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 Swamp Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swamp Branch:
- Johnson County (The home county of Swamp Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Asa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Hagerhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paintsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Nero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
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- Meally
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Rousseau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Isonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- The Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Auxier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Prestonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- David
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Watergap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
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- Manton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Eastern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Mousie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Vest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Leburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Pippa Passes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Carrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emmalena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Kite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Martha
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
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- Skaggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Cordell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Charley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Richardson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cando ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Mazie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Georges Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Painters Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Lacey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Tomahawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
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- Debord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
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- Hode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Malone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Cannel City
(21 miles [33.8 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 northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Wrigley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Stacy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Gulnare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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 east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raccoon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Robinson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Shelbiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Belknap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Helechawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lexie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hazel Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Greyeagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Stonecoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swamp Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Swamp Branch.
Cemeteries Near Swamp Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swamp Branch.
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 Swamp Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swamp Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Burke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (637 more) ...
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Swamp Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swamp Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swamp Branch, with the one closest to Swamp Branch listed first.
- Riceville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Bonanza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Dotson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Swampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prestonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Fuget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swamp Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swamp Branch.
Newspapers Published in Swamp Branch ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swamp Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swamp Branch, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swamp Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Swamp Branch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo 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 Swamp Branch, 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' (or 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- Swamp Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |