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 Halo (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 Halo. 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.
Halo is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Halo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halo:
- Floyd County (The home county of Halo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Wheelwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Weeksbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bypro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hi Hat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dema
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Teaberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Breathitt County
- Hardshell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- East Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Kite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Pine Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Mousie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Garner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Littcarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Leburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redfox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Vest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Deane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hemphill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Fleming - Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McRoberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Seco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Tolliver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Colson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Farraday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Gunlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Ivyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Vicco
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Dwarf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Happy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Hardburly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Cornettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Ary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tribbey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Bulan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Jeff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Viper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Hazard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Hellier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Fords Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
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- Rockhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Mayo Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Owsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Shelbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Big Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Clintwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Tarpon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wise
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Osaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Blackwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halo, see our County-by-County Page for Halo.
Cemeteries Near Halo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halo.
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 Halo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- W.R. Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amil Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (624 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newsom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Halo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halo, with the one closest to Halo listed first.
- Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Deane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Pine Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Craftsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Sergent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Smoot Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Robinson Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halo.
Newspapers Published in Halo ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halo, 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 Halo.
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 Halo:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Harlan County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Wise County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Halo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |