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 Ellwood (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 Ellwood. 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.
Ellwood is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ellwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellwood:
- Pike County (The home county of Ellwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Virgie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Jonancy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Myra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Hellier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Fords Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Shelbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Ashcamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Garden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Weeksbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Wheelwright Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Bypro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hi Hat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Harlan County
- Lynch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- Nero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Kite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pine Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Garner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Hindman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Vest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Burdine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- McRoberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Jenkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Cromona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Tolliver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Gunlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Vicco
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Cornettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Dwarf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Big Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kelsa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Clintwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Darwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clinchco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Nora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell County (VA)
- Dante
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Haddonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wise
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Esserville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Coeburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virginia City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Sprigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Chattaroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellwood, see our County-by-County Page for Ellwood.
Cemeteries Near Ellwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellwood.
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 Ellwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amil Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiltner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sowards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ellwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellwood, with the one closest to Ellwood listed first.
- Dorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Beefhide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Venters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Ashcamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Fishtrap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Craftsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellwood.
Newspapers Published in Ellwood ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ellwood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Wise County
- Mingo 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> | 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 Ellwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |