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 Colliver (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 Colliver. 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 hospitals and 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.
Colliver 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 Colliver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colliver:
- Floyd County (The home county of Colliver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Banner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Dwale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Printer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
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- Manton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Warco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Rousseau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Hardshell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Butcher Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Van Lear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Hagerhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Meally
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- West Van Lear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Asa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Paintsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Pine Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Patrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Charley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Georges Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Noris ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cando ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Deane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Colson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Hemphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Fleming - Neon
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Neon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cromona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Tolliver Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Burdine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Farraday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Isom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Jenkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Gunlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Royalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Painters Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Debord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Beauty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Ary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Stacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Tribbey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Blair Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Gulnare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Owsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Varney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Raccoon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Shelbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Robinson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Greyeagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sprigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Wayne County (WV)
- Stonecoal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colliver, see our County-by-County Page for Colliver.
Cemeteries Near Colliver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colliver.
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 Colliver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colliver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weddington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frazer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Salisbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hiram Salisbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ratliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Colliver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colliver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colliver, with the one closest to Colliver listed first.
- Dwale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Alphoretta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Prestonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Dotson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Minnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Hueysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Lackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Gulnare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colliver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colliver.
Newspapers Published in Colliver ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colliver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colliver, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colliver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Colliver:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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 Colliver, 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- Colliver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |