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 Williams Creek (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 Williams Creek. 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 Williams Creek ...
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 Williams Creek: Williams Crk. (or less commonly used: Williams Ck. or Williams Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Williams Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Williams Creek may originally have been William's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Williams Creek might be written as William Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Williams Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Creek.
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.
Williams Creek is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Williams Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williams Creek:
- Carter County (The home county of Williams Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Denton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Pactolus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Bruin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Gimlet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Newfoundland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Hunnewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Argillite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Bellefonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Warnock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tygarts Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Greenup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Keaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Flatgap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Redbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Lowmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Fuget
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Volga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Nippa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Whitehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Wittensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Tutor Key
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Webbville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Estep ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Brammer Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Firebrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Ophir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Wrigley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- South Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sybene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Kitts Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Andis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pond Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Hodges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Melissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pea Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Hubbardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Kenova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ceredo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Effie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Armilda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williams Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Williams Creek.
Cemeteries Near Williams Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williams Creek.
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 Williams Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williams Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Lucas Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glancy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clybur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazlet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (895 more) ...
- Gollahue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Williams Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williams Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williams Creek, with the one closest to Williams Creek listed first.
- Music
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Music is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Denton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Mount Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Willard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Coalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webbville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Pactolus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Mavity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Princess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williams Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williams Creek.
Newspapers Published in Williams Creek ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williams Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williams Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williams Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Williams Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Morgan County
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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). |
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| <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 Williams Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Williams Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |