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 Dema (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 Dema. 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 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.
Dema is primarily located in Floyd County. A portion of Dema extends into Knott 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 Dema. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dema:
- Floyd County (The home county of Dema)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Wayland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lackey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Hi Hat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Hueysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Bypro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelwright Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Hardshell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Clayhole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Flintville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Bays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Lost Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Kragon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- East Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nero
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Asa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Van Lear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Collista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Hagerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Meally
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Oil Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Paintsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thelma
(27 miles [43.5 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 Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Raven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Kite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Hindman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Carrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Littcarr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Colson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Hemphill
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Isom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Neon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McRoberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Farraday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Seco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tolliver Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Gunlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Painters Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Hendricks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Salyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Dwarf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Vicco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tribbey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Acup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Happy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Jeff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dice
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Combs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Owsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
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- Virgie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Robinson Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Blair Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Jonancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Myra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Mayo Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Yeager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Dorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Clintwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Tarpon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Almira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dema, see our County-by-County Page for Dema.
Cemeteries Near Dema ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dema.
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 Dema - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dema covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dave Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stumbo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wicker - Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stumbo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Chafins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- William Hicks Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Dema in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dema.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dema, with the one closest to Dema listed first.
- Raven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lackey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Hueysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Alphoretta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Hindman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Goodloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Robinson Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dema. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dema.
Newspapers Published in Dema ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dema.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dema, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dema.
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 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 Dema:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Dickenson 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 Dema, 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 from Point A (ie- Dema) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |