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 Burdine (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 Burdine. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Burdine is located in Letcher 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 Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Burdine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burdine:
- Letcher County (The home county of Burdine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
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- Cromona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
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- Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Mayking
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County
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- Farraday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Sergent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Weeksbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hi Hat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Galveston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Osborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Dema
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Kite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Raven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Redfox
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Hindman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Magoffin County
- Gunlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Vicco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Cornettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Acup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Delphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Hardburly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Dwarf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Tribbey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Viper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Dorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Hellier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Ashcamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Robinson Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Draffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Elkhorn City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Big Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Royal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Council
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
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- Nora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Darnell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Dante
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
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- Bickley Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Jessees Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Coeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Dwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burdine, see our County-by-County Page for Burdine.
Cemeteries Near Burdine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burdine.
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 Burdine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burdine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Vanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pevelton Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebelton Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swindall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McRoberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (934 more) ...
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Burdine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burdine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burdine, with the one closest to Burdine listed first.
- Beefhide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craftsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Sergent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Ashcamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Deane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lipps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burdine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burdine.
Newspapers Published in Burdine ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burdine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burdine, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burdine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Burdine:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Wise 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 Burdine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burdine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |