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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 Welborn (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 Welborn. 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 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.
Welborn is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Welborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welborn:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Welborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Coin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
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- Shopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
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- Dabney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
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- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Acorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
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- Whetstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle County
- Shelby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Bethelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Mintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Evona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Cantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Labascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Teddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Cartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Peoples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Sandgap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Annville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kerby Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Bernstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Keavy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- London
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Greenmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Dorthae
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
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- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Dog Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Turkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Kings Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Crab Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
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- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Halls Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- South Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Maywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Slate Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bighill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Hansford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Renfro Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Climax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Russell County
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Frazer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welborn, see our County-by-County Page for Welborn.
Cemeteries Near Welborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welborn.
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 Welborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilliand Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Renfro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Childrens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Welborn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welborn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welborn, with the one closest to Welborn listed first.
- Valley Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Shopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Plato
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Level Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Estesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Hansford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welborn.
Newspapers Published in Welborn ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welborn, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welborn.
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 Welborn:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | 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 Welborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Welborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |