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 Upper Tug (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 Upper Tug. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Upper Tug is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Upper Tug. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Tug:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Upper Tug)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
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- Maynard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Ben Bow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
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- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
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- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
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- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
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- Georges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
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- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
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- Charley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Durbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Jeriel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Auxier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ivel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Banner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Stanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Betsy Layne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Harold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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- Lowmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Butcher Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Nippa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Wittensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Painters Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Flat Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Lacey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Hode
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Lovely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Debord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Morgan County
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Varney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Gulnare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- South Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Toler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Canada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Blair Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Buskirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Sarah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Salt Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Wewanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Spears ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- West Hamlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Whirlwind
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Troy Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Big Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Holden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Chapmanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Banco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Whitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Greyeagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Chattaroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Matewan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Effie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Fort Gay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Cove Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Armilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Hubbardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Tug, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Tug.
Cemeteries Near Upper Tug ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Tug.
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 Upper Tug - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Tug covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fluty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sammons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Endicott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pack Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (881 more) ...
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Upper Tug in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Tug.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Tug, with the one closest to Upper Tug listed first.
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Stonecoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Dunlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Inez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Warfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Effie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Tug. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Tug.
Newspapers Published in Upper Tug ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Tug.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Tug, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Tug.
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 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 Upper Tug:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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 Upper Tug, 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- Upper Tug) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |