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 Gilley (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 Gilley. 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 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.
Gilley 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 Gilley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilley:
- Letcher County (The home county of Gilley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
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- Linefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hallie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Blackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hot Spot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Letcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Oven Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Stoney Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Callaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Miracle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Rella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Big Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Eriline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Brightshade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Totz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Louellen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Closplint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Short Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Putney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dizney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Evarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redfox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Fisty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Pine Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Hindman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Garner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pippa Passes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Kite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Chappell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Smilax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Hoskinston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Asher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Stinnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wendover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Warbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Essie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Delphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Viper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Happy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Jeff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scuddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vicco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Acup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Hazard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avawam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Combs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Bonnyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Kyles Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Darnell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Pennington Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Fleenortown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Hubbard Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Blackwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Duffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Osaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kent Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Pound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Almira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilley, see our County-by-County Page for Gilley.
Cemeteries Near Gilley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilley.
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 Gilley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nolan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewis / Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (644 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <2>
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Gilley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilley, with the one closest to Gilley listed first.
- Evarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Cutshin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Partridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Viper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilley.
Newspapers Published in Gilley ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilley.
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 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 Gilley:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Perry County
- Hancock County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- 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 Gilley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gilley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |