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 Hatfield (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 Hatfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hatfield 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 Hatfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hatfield:
- Pike County (The home county of Hatfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- South Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Varney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Toler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ivel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Harold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Banner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Dana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Osborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Auxier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Meally
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nero
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Van Lear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thelma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- West Van Lear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Lowmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- East Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Tutor Key
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Clifford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Patrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Georges Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Charley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Noris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Pilgrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beauty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Kelsa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Harts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Holden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whirlwind
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Whitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Omar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stirrat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Hedgeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Switzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Wyoming City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Chattaroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Sprigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Red Jacket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Thacker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Stonecoal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Kiahsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Effie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Fort Gay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hatfield, see our County-by-County Page for Hatfield.
Cemeteries Near Hatfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatfield.
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 Hatfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hatfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Hayes Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orrison R Lowe #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stepp - Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weddington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stepp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Romans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orrison Lowe Branch #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tandy Sester Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (726 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Hatfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hatfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hatfield, with the one closest to Hatfield listed first.
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Pilgrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Canada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Stonecoal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Pinsonfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Inez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Kimper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coal Run Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hatfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hatfield.
Newspapers Published in Hatfield ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatfield, 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 Hatfield.
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 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 Hatfield:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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> | 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 Hatfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hatfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |