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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 Wells Fork (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 Wells Fork. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Wells Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Wells Fork: Wells Frk.
- While the name of this community is Wells Fork, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wells Fork may originally have been Well's Fork.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells Fork might be written as Well Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Wells Fork 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 Wells Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wells Fork:
- Breathitt County (The home county of Wells Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Rousseau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- David
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Lackey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Eastern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
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- Manton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
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- Maytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
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- Dema
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Warco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
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- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Asa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Hagerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Lear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Volga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Vest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Tina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Carrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Leburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mousie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Littcarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Athol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Wooton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sizerock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cutshin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Colson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
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- Isom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
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- Jeremiah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Letcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Netty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Gunlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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- Menifee County
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Cannel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Maytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Lerose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Ricetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Southfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Dwarf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Chavies
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Hardburly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
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- Tribbey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Butterfly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Krypton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Combs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Perry County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Helechawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Mary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Campton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toliver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Valeria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wells Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Wells Fork.
Cemeteries Near Wells Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells Fork.
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 Wells Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wells Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shack Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Risner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery
- The Henry C. Calhoun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calhoun Cemetery
- McQuinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Wells Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wells Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wells Fork, with the one closest to Wells Fork listed first.
- Rousseau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Quicksand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Ned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
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- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Frozen Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Swampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
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- Shoulderblade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Dwarf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Vest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wells Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wells Fork.
Newspapers Published in Wells Fork ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wells Fork, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wells Fork.
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 Wells Fork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breathitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wells Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |