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From: "Rebecca Christmas" <>
Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Troublesome
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:01:07 -0500
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Sassafras used to have its own post office. A store, service station and
coal tipple were also located there.

----- Original Message -----
From: "dmsst" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Troublesome


> There is town in Knott Co. called Sassafras. Records would also be found
> in
> Hindman which is the county seat. I have only been to the courthouse
> once.
> Don't live in KY. The day we went something was going on with it being
> the
> end of the month or first of the month and everyone in the county seemed
> to
> be getting their license plates. So if you are planning on visiting
> choose
> when you go wisely, because there were extremely busy. I know the room I
> was in had wills and deeds, I'm not sure about where the marriages, etc.
> were kept. I also think since I was there in 2001, they built a new
> courthouse so may be easier to find things.
>
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesus Ontiveros" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [KYKNOTT] Troublesome
>
>
> > Can anyone tell me if the same applies to Sassafras? My dad was born
> > and
> > raised in Sassafras. Was there a town, or does the name refer to
> > Sassafras Hollow?
> > Where did (do) people get their mail when you live(d) in Sassafras? Is
> > there a post office there, or does all the mail addressed to Sassafras
> > go
> > to Hazard? It has been many years since my grandmother moved away. I
> > remember visiting her when I was a young child back in the 1950's. She
> > lived in a small house on side of the creek in Sassafras. does anyone
> > know the name of this little creek? You had to park your car out on
> > the
> > highway and then walk down a small path into the hollow to get to her
> > house. there was no way that you could drive your car in there because
> > of the
> > huge rocks sticking out of the creek.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Miavona Turpin wrote:
> >
> >> To all of you that had such a good time on this no no site while I was
> >> at work,
> >> LOL. Thank you on that information. I was looking at the census and it
> >> is listed as Troublesome district. I did not know that it was a real
> >> creek that went that far my dad had mentioned Troublesome but he
> >> refered
> >> to it like it was a town. I have family listed in that area in the
> >> census records for thirty years but not exactly sure were Troublesome
> >> precint would be I would like to go to the area courthouse. But how
> >> would I find out what Courthouse would have records for the
> >> Troublesome
> >> precinct. For Knott County. Thanks Renae
> >>
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