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 Black Lick Estates (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 Black Lick Estates. 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 Black Lick Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Lick Estates: Black Lick Ests.
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 northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Black Lick Estates is located in Putnam County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Black Lick Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Lick Estates:
- Putnam County (The home county of Black Lick Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Morgans Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
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- Scott Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Teays Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Poca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eleanor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fraziers Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Emmons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
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- Grippe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Horse Creek Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Julian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Dartmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Harless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Ashford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Dodson Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Easly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
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- Layville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Brushton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Culloden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Barboursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Pea Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Melissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Romance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fairplain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Angerona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hereford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Nitro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
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- Tornado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sissonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
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- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Legg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Garretts Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Alum Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Priestley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
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- Sod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Portersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sweetland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- East ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Hamlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
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- Myra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- West Hamlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Upland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
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- Grimms Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Apple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
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- Arlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
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- Hogsett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
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- Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Fivemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- Beale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
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- Gallipolis Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Cicerone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
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- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Flint Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Walton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wayne County
- Nestlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Bladen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gallipolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Athalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scottown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Letart Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Lick Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Black Lick Estates.
Cemeteries Near Black Lick Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Lick Estates.
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 Black Lick Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Lick Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leadman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- J L Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Showen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lilly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burdette Lilly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Lilly Cemetery
- The Burdette Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thacker Cemetery
- Continue List (853 more) ...
- Cartwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Giles - Stern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles - Stern Cemetery
- The Giles - Stern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Giles Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Black Lick Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Lick Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Lick Estates, with the one closest to Black Lick Estates listed first.
- Scary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Raymond City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Teays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Confidence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Fraziers Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Lick Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Lick Estates.
Newspapers Published in Black Lick Estates ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Lick Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Lick Estates, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Lick Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Black Lick Estates:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Wayne County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Black Lick Estates, 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- Black Lick Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |