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 Lowe (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 Lowe. 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.
Lowe 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 Lowe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowe:
- Pike County (The home county of Lowe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Gulnare
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Varney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blair Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Raccoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Owsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- South Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Stanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Betsy Layne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Ivel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Grethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Watergap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Meally
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Van Lear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- East Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Thelma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Collista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Paintsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Raven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pippa Passes
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Patrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Clifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Georges Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Charley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Noris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Gapville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gunlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gypsy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Marshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Painters Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beauty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lovely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Hode
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Big Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Kelsa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Stirrat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Troy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whirlwind
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Omar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Whitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Thompson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Chattaroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sprigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Red Jacket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Dingess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Stonecoal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowe, see our County-by-County Page for Lowe.
Cemeteries Near Lowe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowe.
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 Lowe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Apple Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Varney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scalf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (644 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caney Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Lowe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lowe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowe, with the one closest to Lowe listed first.
- Gulnare
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Zebulon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kimper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Warfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pinsonfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prestonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alphoretta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowe.
Newspapers Published in Lowe ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowe, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowe.
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 Lowe:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Logan 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 Lowe, 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' (or 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- Lowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |