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 Keel Addition (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 Keel Addition. 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 hospitals and 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.
Keel Addition 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 Keel Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keel Addition:
- Pike County (The home county of Keel Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Owsley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Blair Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
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- Mayo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
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- Raccoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
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- Shelbiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
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- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
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- Robinson Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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- Yeager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Gulnare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Betsy Layne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Grethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Stanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Tram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Blue Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Ivel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- East Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Lear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meally
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Hagerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Collista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Thelma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Paintsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Mousie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pine Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Leburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Tina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Patrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Burdine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- McRoberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Hemphill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Deane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Fleming - Neon
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cromona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Jenkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Neon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Colson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Millstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Gunlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lovely
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Hode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Big Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Kelsa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Grundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Leemaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Tarpon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haysi
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Clinchco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Haddonfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Kermit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Myrtle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Musick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wayne County (WV)
- Stonecoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keel Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Keel Addition.
Cemeteries Near Keel Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keel Addition.
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 Keel Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keel Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weddington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helvy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (625 more) ...
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Keel Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keel Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keel Addition, with the one closest to Keel Addition listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Zebulon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Robinson Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Gulnare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Kimper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Venters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Minnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Canada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dwale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keel Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keel Addition.
Newspapers Published in Keel Addition ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keel Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keel Addition, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keel Addition.
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 helpful 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 Keel Addition:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Wise 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> | 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 Keel Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keel Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |