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 Swanpond (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 Swanpond. 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 Swanpond ...
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.
Another variation: Swan Pond.
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 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.
Swanpond is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Swanpond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swanpond:
- Knox County (The home county of Swanpond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Barbourville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Artemus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Heidrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Bryants Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Bimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Hinkle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Fourmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Dorton Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Frakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Wasioto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Rella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Jenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Capito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Brightshade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Ashers Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Hima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Garrard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Goose Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Urban
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Larue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fogertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Benge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fall Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Tacky Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pathfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Wallins Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Twila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Bledsoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Dorthae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Keavy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sublimity City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Roark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Essie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Bear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Mozelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Pulaski County
- Mount Victory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Louden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Siler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Nevisdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Emlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Morley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Jellico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Flat Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Victory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Elk Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Cumberland Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrogate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Minton Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Braden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swanpond, see our County-by-County Page for Swanpond.
Cemeteries Near Swanpond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swanpond.
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 Swanpond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swanpond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fuson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glasscock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- The Hawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher Cemetery
- Jacob Hawn Cemetery
- Shupe - Hawn Cemetery
- Continue List (632 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barbourville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Swanpond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swanpond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swanpond, with the one closest to Swanpond listed first.
- Barbourville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Artemus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Emanuel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Ingram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Swanpond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swanpond.
Newspapers Published in Swanpond ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swanpond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swanpond, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swanpond.
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 Swanpond:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Pulaski County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Union County
- Lee 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 Swanpond, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Swanpond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |