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 Ashcamp (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 Ashcamp. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Ashcamp is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ashcamp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashcamp:
- Pike County (The home county of Ashcamp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Hellier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Draffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Marrowbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Virgie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Weeksbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Galveston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Osborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Bypro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hi Hat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Harold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- McDowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Kite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pine Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Garner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Littcarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Leburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hindman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Burdine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Deane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Millstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Leemaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Grundy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Janey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Kelsa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Council
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Tarpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinchco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Dante
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Bickley Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Artrip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Jessees Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Honaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Scott County (VA)
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Blackberry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashcamp, see our County-by-County Page for Ashcamp.
Cemeteries Near Ashcamp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashcamp.
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 Ashcamp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashcamp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Childers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- The Childers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnny Bear Cemetery
- Johnny Bear Childers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192030 <2>
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doc Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (913 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ashcamp had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashcamp, with the one closest to Ashcamp listed first.
- Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Tarpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robinson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Beefhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Fishtrap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Colley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Mouthcard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashcamp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashcamp.
Newspapers Published in Ashcamp ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashcamp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashcamp, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashcamp.
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 Ashcamp:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Wise County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ashcamp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashcamp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |