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 East Jenkins (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 East Jenkins. 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.
Name Variations for East Jenkins ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Jenkins: E. Jenkins
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
East Jenkins 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 East Jenkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Jenkins:
- Letcher County (The home county of East Jenkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Burdine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Tolliver Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Neon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Deane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Farraday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Weeksbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hi Hat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Galveston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- McDowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Dema
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Kite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Raven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Redfox
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Mousie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hindman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Magoffin County
- Gunlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Vicco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Cornettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Acup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Delphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Hardburly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Viper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Dwarf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Tribbey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Dorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Ashcamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hellier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Robinson Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Draffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Belcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Big Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Council
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Nora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Haysi
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Herald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Darnell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Dante
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Bickley Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Coeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Big Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Jenkins, see our County-by-County Page for East Jenkins.
Cemeteries Near East Jenkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Jenkins.
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 East Jenkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Jenkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pevelton Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebelton Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swindall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McRoberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (934 more) ...
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 East Jenkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Jenkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Jenkins, with the one closest to East Jenkins listed first.
- Beefhide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craftsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Deane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Ashcamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lipps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Jenkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Jenkins.
Newspapers Published in East Jenkins ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Jenkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Jenkins, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Jenkins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 East Jenkins:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott 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 East Jenkins, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Jenkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |