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 Watts (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 Watts. 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 doctors and 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.
Watts is located in Breathitt 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 Breathitt County: Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Watts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watts:
- Breathitt County (The home county of Watts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Clayhole
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Flintville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Hardshell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Whick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Kragon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolverine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Frozen Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Copebranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Teges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Barcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Eriline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Big Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Laurel Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Sextons Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Fall Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- David
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Garrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lackey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dema
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Goodloe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Eastern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Blue River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Manton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Maytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Minnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Fisty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Emmalena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Tina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Vest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Hindman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Mousie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Littcarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pippa Passes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Redfox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Lone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Tallega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Williba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Primrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Vada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Saint Helens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beattyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Idamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Zoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Heidelberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Zachariah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Thousandsticks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Wooton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Sizerock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Hyden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smilax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wendover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Cutshin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Stinnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Hoskinston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Yeaddiss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Essie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Blackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Jeremiah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Colson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Hot Spot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Roxana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Ova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Netty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Hendricks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Gunlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Gapville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lakeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Gypsy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Edna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Elsie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Ivyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Cannel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Mize
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Grassy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Malone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Maytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Lerose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Mistletoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Ricetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Booneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Pebworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Island City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Dice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Krypton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Ary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Bonnyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Busy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Butterfly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Yerkes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Dwarf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Powell County
- Barker Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Belknap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Lee City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Helechawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Toliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(28 miles [45.1 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 Watts, see our County-by-County Page for Watts.
Cemeteries Near Watts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watts.
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 Watts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haddix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teapoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Medlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White & Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fugate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haddix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cockerell Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Watts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watts, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Ned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Quicksand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crockettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Elkatawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkatawa
- Shoulderblade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Gays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Frozen Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Dwarf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watts.
Newspapers Published in Watts ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watts, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watts.
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 Watts:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breathitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts) 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 Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |