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 Floyd (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 Floyd. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Floyd is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Floyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyd:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Floyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Eubank
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ansel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Science Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Shopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Nancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Pellyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Eunice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Neatsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Sano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Casey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Feathersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Gentrys Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Knifley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Speck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Purdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Shelby City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Alum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Forkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Parksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Needmore
- West Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danville
- Davis Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Hill
- Atoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Bethelridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Mintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Middleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Evona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Teddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Cartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Bernstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Waynesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Broughtentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- South Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Ottenheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- New Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Halls Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Miracle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Mount Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Slate Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Wallaceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Happy Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- McCreary County
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Hansford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Brodhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Climax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Russell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Frazer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floyd, see our County-by-County Page for Floyd.
Cemeteries Near Floyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyd.
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 Floyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Cuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Van Hook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Singleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Floyd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Floyd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyd, with the one closest to Floyd listed first.
- Eubank
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pulaski
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Estesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Ansel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Bethelridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Waynesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Science Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Dabney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Mintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Pointer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyd.
Newspapers Published in Floyd ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyd, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floyd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Floyd:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCreary County
- Montgomery County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Floyd, 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' (or 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- Floyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |