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 Collins (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 Collins. 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 hospitals 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.
Collins 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 Collins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins:
- Pike County (The home county of Collins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Yeager
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Robinson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Fords Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Shelbiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Mayo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Virgie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Marrowbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Jonancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Grethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Weeksbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Harold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Bypro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hi Hat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- East Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Butcher Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Van Lear
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meally
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Hagerhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Raven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Mousie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Pine Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Garner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hindman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Vest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Burdine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- McRoberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Hemphill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Jenkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Deane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Fleming - Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Gunlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Pilgrim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beauty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kelsa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Royal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Leemaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Matney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Clintwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tarpon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Haddonfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Chattaroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Red Jacket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins, see our County-by-County Page for Collins.
Cemeteries Near Collins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins.
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 Collins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Robinson Creek.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <3>
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sowards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (662 more) ...
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newsome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Collins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins, with the one closest to Collins listed first.
- Robinson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Fishtrap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Ashcamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Kimper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Beefhide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins.
Newspapers Published in Collins ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Collins:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Wise 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Collins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |