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 Tedders (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 Tedders. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tedders 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 Tedders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tedders:
- Knox County (The home county of Tedders)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Crane Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woollum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heidrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Scalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- North Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Fourmile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Rella
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Arjay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Sims Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Ingram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Dorton Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Jenson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Wasioto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Hima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Urban
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Sidell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fogertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Benge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fall Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Ashers Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Tacky Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Pathfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- South Wallins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Peoples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Annville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Dabolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Gray Hawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Marydell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Maplesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Dorthae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Keavy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- East Bernstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Roark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Bear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Essie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Warbranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Sizerock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Asher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Mozelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hoskinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Thousandsticks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Chappell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Island City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Mistletoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Travellers Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Perry County
- Saul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Mount Victory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Acorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Dykes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Louden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Siler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Verne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Nevisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Packard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Emlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Claiborne County (TN)
- Pruden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tedders, see our County-by-County Page for Tedders.
Cemeteries Near Tedders ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tedders.
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 Tedders - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tedders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Helton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottongim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76241 <3>
- Sasser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hignite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Tedders in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tedders.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tedders, with the one closest to Tedders listed first.
- Tuttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Crane Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Cane Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Marydell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Pigeonroost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fariston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fariston is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fariston
- Lily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tedders. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tedders.
Newspapers Published in Tedders ...
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 Tedders.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tedders, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tedders.
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 Tedders:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne 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> | 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- Tedders) 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 Tedders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |