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 Davella (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 Davella. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Davella is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Pike, Mingo (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Davella. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davella:
- Martin County (The home county of Davella)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Debord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Auxier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Ivel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Betsy Layne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Harold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Nero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thelma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- West Van Lear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Lowmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Georges Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Charley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Noris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Painters Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Gypsy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ivyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Gapville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Marshallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Wheelersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lacey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Gunlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Salyersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Ophir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Jeptha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Varney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Blair Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Owsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Belfry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Toler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Harts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Whirlwind
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Troy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Greyeagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dingess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Sprigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Stonecoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wilsondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Effie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Fort Gay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Kiahsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Hubbardstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Cove Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- East Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davella, see our County-by-County Page for Davella.
Cemeteries Near Davella ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davella.
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 Davella - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davella covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petercave Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stepp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (798 more) ...
- Triplett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marcum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Davella in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davella.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davella, with the one closest to Davella listed first.
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Pilgrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Stonecoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Lowmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Prestonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georges Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Dwale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davella. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davella.
Newspapers Published in Davella ...
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 Davella.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davella, 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 Davella.
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 Davella:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Lincoln County
- Logan 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 Davella, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |