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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 Willow (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 Willow. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Willow is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Owsley & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Willow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow:
- Lee County (The home county of Willow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Idamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Copebranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quicksand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Whick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Log Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Sextons Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Lynch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Foxtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dabolt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Peoples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Laurel County
- Greenmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Panola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Bybee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Brassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Bighill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Means
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Mariba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rothwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Denniston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Levee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Spencer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Maytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Pebworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Southfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Island City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Ricetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Mistletoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Buckhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Saul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Chavies
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Barker Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- South Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Knowlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Cat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Vaughns Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Rosslyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Climax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Mullins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Valeria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Lee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Helechawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Belknap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow, see our County-by-County Page for Willow.
Cemeteries Near Willow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow.
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 Willow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mayse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crouch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beatty Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quillan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (559 more) ...
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Willow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Beattyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alumbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumbaugh
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Patsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Wagersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Drip Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
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- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Saint Helens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Zachariah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Foxtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sturgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Monica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monica is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow.
Newspapers Published in Willow ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Willow:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Jackson County
- Laurel County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Rockcastle 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> | 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 Willow, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |