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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 Bypro (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 Bypro. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Bypro is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.

Below are the counties that are near Bypro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bypro:

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Bypro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Wheelwright Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Melvin
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Melvin is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Wheelwright
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Hi Hat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Weeksbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
    • Beaver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McDowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Teaberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Teaberry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
    • Dema
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dema is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
    • Minnie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Galveston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayland is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Breathitt County
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Lynch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
  • Knott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Kite
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kite is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Raven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Raven is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Pippa Passes
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Top
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Garner is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Leburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Littcarr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Littcarr is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
    • Hindman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Redfox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Carrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Deane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Deane is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
    • Hemphill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fleming - Neon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • McRoberts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Neon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Colson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cromona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cromona is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
    • Seco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Seco is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
    • Tolliver Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitaker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Farraday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Burdine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Burdine is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Gunlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
    • Gapville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
    • Gypsy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivyton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Royalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Sublett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.
    • Vicco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Vicco is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Acup
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scuddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwarf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hardburly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Happy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
    • Ary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tribbey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cornettsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornettsville is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
    • Jeff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bulan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hazard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Pike County
  • Buchanan County (VA)
  • Dickenson County (VA)
  • Norton City (VA)
    • Norton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <1>
  • Wise County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bypro, see our County-by-County Page for Bypro.

Cemeteries Near Bypro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bypro.

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 Bypro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bypro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.

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 Bypro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bypro.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bypro, with the one closest to Bypro listed first.

  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hall is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Beaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raven is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
  • McDowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Minnie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Deane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deane is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
  • Beefhide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beefhide is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
  • Dorton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lackey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lackey is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Pine Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hueysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Langley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Langley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Craftsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
    • Millstone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bypro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bypro.

Newspapers Published in Bypro ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bypro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bypro, 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 Bypro.

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 helpful 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 Bypro:

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 Bypro, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bypro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.