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 Narrows Branch (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 Narrows Branch. 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.
Name Variations for Narrows Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Narrows Branch: Narrows Br. (or less commonly used: Narrows Brnch.)
- While the name of this community is Narrows Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Narrows Branch may originally have been Narrow's Branch.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Narrows Branch might be written as Narrow Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Narrows Branch 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 Narrows Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Narrows Branch:
- Pike County (The home county of Narrows Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Hardy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huddy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- McAndrews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Pinsonfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Buskirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McVeigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Osborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Betsy Layne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Stanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Ivel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Galveston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Grethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Teaberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Blue Moon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Dwale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Meally
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Van Lear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(26 miles [41.8 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 Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Kelsa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Royal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Haysi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Tarpon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lincoln County (WV)
- Harts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Stirrat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Whitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Troy Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- 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
- Wilkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Man
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Wyoming City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Bradshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Sprigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Chattaroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baisden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Stonecoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Cub City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Narrows Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Narrows Branch.
Cemeteries Near Narrows Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narrows Branch.
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 Narrows Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Narrows Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Runyon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Varney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Narrows Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Narrows Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Narrows Branch, with the one closest to Narrows Branch listed first.
- Pinsonfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jamboree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Zebulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Oilville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Mouthcard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Narrows Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Narrows Branch.
Newspapers Published in Narrows Branch ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narrows Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narrows Branch, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narrows Branch.
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 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 Narrows Branch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Narrows Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Narrows Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |