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 Swampton (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 Swampton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Swampton is located in Magoffin 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 Magoffin County: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Morgan & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Swampton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swampton:
- Magoffin County (The home county of Swampton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Marshallville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Gypsy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Gapville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Bays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Flintville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Hardshell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Clayhole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Kragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Vancleve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- David
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Goodloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Blue River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Prestonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Auxier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Watergap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Eastern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Hueysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Asa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Oil Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Barnetts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Collista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- East Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Staffordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Paintsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Lear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Fuget
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Vest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mousie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Tina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Fisty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Hindman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(23 miles [37 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
- Kite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Martha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Skaggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Mazie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cordell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cando ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Charley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Patrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Georges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Noris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Lee County
- Williba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Tomahawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Cannel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Malone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Jeptha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Ezel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Maytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Wrigley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Stacy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Ary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dwarf
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Dice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Bulan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Hardburly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Tribbey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Bonnyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Chavies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Combs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Hazard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Krypton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Blair Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Gulnare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Owsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Coal Run Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Belknap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Helechawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lexie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hazel Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Toliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Campton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valeria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swampton, see our County-by-County Page for Swampton.
Cemeteries Near Swampton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swampton.
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 Swampton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swampton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howard - Shepard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kindle Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindle Joseph Cemetery
- The Kindle Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard Cemetery
- Howard Joseph Cemetery
- Joseph Family Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joe Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (601 more) ...
- Gullett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgan Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swampton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swampton, with the one closest to Swampton listed first.
- Gypsy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gapville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Goodloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Dotson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Bonanza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Lickburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Oil Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager
- Rousseau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Prestonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swampton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swampton.
Newspapers Published in Swampton ...
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 Swampton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swampton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swampton.
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 helpful 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 Swampton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Magoffin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swampton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swampton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |