There are about 54 cemeteries in the Williams Creek Basin. These cemeteries range in size from only one or two graves on family property, to about 1000 graves, as at Coalton Cemetery. This article explains and links to a map,
Geigerville, The Incorporated City, (1874 – 1876)
Several years ago while slogging about in some historic documents that were digitized by Google, I discovered an act of the Kentucky Legislature approved 3 Feb 1874 incorporating the new Kentucky city of “Geigerville”.1874 KY Acts, p 212 This legislation
James Kilgore’s Funeral Procession
James Kilgore Sr (30 Jan 1831 – 8 May 1912) appears in or near the area bearing his name, Kilgore KY, sometime between 1850 and 1860. On 2 Aug 1850 he is listed as a 19 year old on the
Rush Reunion Video – 1974
Forty Nine years ago the 3rd Annual Rush Reunion was held on Labor Day, 2 Sep 1974. The community affair was sponsored by the Rush – Kilgore Community Club and held at the Community Club Building and small surrounding park
Meadow Branch / Geigerville / Burton Switch Area of Rush KY
Below are two images cropped from the same aerial photograph taken from 36,000 feet by the US Geological Survey on 17 March 1952. Both images are from the same general area, at or near the intersection of Geiger Lane and
Shanty Branch – 17 March 1952
Shanty Branch is a hollow formed by the creek called Shanty Branch. Shanty Branch drains into nearby Williams Creek. Shanty Branch is located in eastern Carter County off of KY SR 1654. Below is a portion of an aerial image
Graves Of Samuel Lusk And His Brother, Marion Whitten Lusk
A year or so ago Rush KY native Darrell “Snuffy” Stewart was walking a forested ridge line at Kilgore KY. He spotted a relatively large and ornate lone grave marker reasonably close, but still definitely outside, the small nearby Rigsby
Jim Town
By 1871 the coal mining operations of the Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad – Eastern Division, which had commenced in about 1865 ACI, p23 at Coalton KY, had expanded to the nearby Kilgore area of Rush KY. In 1880 the Lexington
Seed Brainard’s Grave At Shanty Branch
Several years ago I learned of a lone grave somewhere in the hollow called Shanty Branch. Shanty Branch hollow is just off Williams Creek and KY SR 1654 in eastern Carter County KY. The historic coal mining community of Grant
Rush KY US Post Office Dedication – 25 Oct 1964
On Sunday 25th October 1964 at 1:45 PM a new United States Post Office building was dedicated at Rush KY. This new brick structure, located at the mouth of Blackleg Hollow, replaced a cramped and aging frame structure located just