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 Democrat (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 Democrat. 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.
Democrat is located in Letcher 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 Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Democrat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Democrat:
- Letcher County (The home county of Democrat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Deane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Colson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
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- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
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- Hemphill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Farraday
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
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- Bellcraft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
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- Cromona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Isom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Breathitt County
- Hardshell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Wheelwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hi Hat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dema
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- McDowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teaberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Lackey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Lynch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Totz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Holmes Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Louellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Big Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Kite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Redfox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Garner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Leburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Smilax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wooton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Gunlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Vicco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Scuddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Acup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Hardburly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Jeff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dwarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Tribbey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Viper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Slemp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Bulan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Hellier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Robinson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Lookout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Ashcamp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Rockhouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Fords Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Mayo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Clintwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tarpon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Haysi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Darnell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Almira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Blackwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Esserville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Democrat, see our County-by-County Page for Democrat.
Cemeteries Near Democrat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Democrat.
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 Democrat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Democrat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Adams Cemetery
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (631 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Democrat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Democrat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
- Deane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Craftsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Smoot Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Sergent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beefhide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Indian Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roxana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Democrat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Democrat.
Newspapers Published in Democrat ...
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 Democrat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Democrat, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Democrat.
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 either 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 Democrat:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- 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> | 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- Democrat) 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 Democrat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |