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 Kettlecamp (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 Kettlecamp. 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 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.
Kettlecamp 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 Kettlecamp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kettlecamp:
- Pike County (The home county of Kettlecamp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Draffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Belcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Hellier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lick Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Dorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Galveston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Weeksbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Osborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Hi Hat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Kite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Mousie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Garner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Littcarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Burdine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Tolliver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Cromona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Deane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Leemaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Janey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Kelsa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Mavisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Council
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Tarpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Bucu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Carrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Dante
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Artrip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Bickley Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Carterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carterton is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Castlewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Dye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Red Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Haddonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Esserville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Dwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Panther
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Blackberry City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Matewan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Wharncliffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kettlecamp, see our County-by-County Page for Kettlecamp.
Cemeteries Near Kettlecamp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kettlecamp.
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 Kettlecamp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kettlecamp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Childers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- The Childers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnny Bear Cemetery
- Johnny Bear Childers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192030 <2>
- Fay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Draffin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76596 <2>
- Newberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Honey Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (939 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rakes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Kettlecamp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kettlecamp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kettlecamp, with the one closest to Kettlecamp listed first.
- Ashcamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Venters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Tarpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Robinson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Fishtrap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Dorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stratton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Kimper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kettlecamp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kettlecamp.
Newspapers Published in Kettlecamp ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kettlecamp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kettlecamp, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kettlecamp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kettlecamp:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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 Kettlecamp, 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- Kettlecamp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |