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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 Oven Fork (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 Oven Fork. 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 Oven Fork ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Ovenfork.

  • A typical abbreviation for Oven Fork: Oven Frk.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Oven Fork is located in Letcher County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Oven Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oven Fork:

  • Letcher County     (The home county of Oven Fork)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Eolia
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
      • Eolia is located in Letcher County
    • Ermine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ermine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
      • Ermine is located in Letcher County
    • West Whitesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whitesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <2>
    • Bellcraft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mayking
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Uz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sergent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Partridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
      • Partridge is located in Letcher County
    • Farraday
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Flint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Letcher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flint
      • From Oven Fork to Flint
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Weeksbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
      • Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
    • Wheelwright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
      • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Wheelwright Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bypro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Melvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Floyd County
    • Hi Hat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi Hat
      • Hi Hat is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hi Hat <2>
    • Beaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Dema
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dema have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
      • Dema is located in Floyd County
    • Teaberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
      • Teaberry is located in Floyd County
    • Wayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Galveston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galveston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Floyd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galveston
      • From Oven Fork to Galveston
    • McDowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <2>
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Lynch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Benham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
      • Benham is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <2>
    • Cumberland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <2>
    • Chad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmes Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
      • Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
    • Closplint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closplint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
      • Closplint is located in Harlan County
    • Louellen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Totz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totz
      • Totz is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Totz <2>
    • Dizney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenvir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenvir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
      • Kenvir is located in Harlan County
    • Short Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
      • Short Town is located in Harlan County
    • Big Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
      • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
  • Knott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Redfox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Littcarr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littcarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
      • Littcarr is located in Knott County
    • Pine Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sassafras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
      • Sassafras is located in Knott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
    • Kite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Knott County
    • Pippa Passes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
      • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Garner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Knott County
    • Leburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leburn
      • Leburn is located in Knott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leburn <2>
    • Hindman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Raven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Knott County
    • Tina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Knott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tina
      • From Oven Fork to Tina
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Yeaddiss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeaddiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
      • Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
    • Cutshin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutshin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
      • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cutshin
      • From Oven Fork to Cutshin
    • Smilax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smilax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
      • Smilax is located in Leslie County
    • Wooton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chappell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wendover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
      • Wendover is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <2>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Cornettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
      • Cornettsville is located in Perry County
    • Delphia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
      • Delphia is located in Perry County
    • Slemp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slemp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
      • Slemp is located in Perry County
    • Vicco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
      • Vicco is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Happy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
      • Happy is located in Perry County
    • Scuddy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuddy
      • Scuddy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scuddy <2>
    • Acup
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
      • Jeff is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
    • Viper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
      • Viper is located in Perry County
    • Hardburly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tribbey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bulan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Dorton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
      • Myra is located in Pike County
    • Jonancy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
      • Jonancy is located in Pike County
    • Virgie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
      • Virgie is located in Pike County
    • Hellier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashcamp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
      • Ashcamp is located in Pike County
    • Lookout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Pike County
    • Rockhouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Pike County
    • Robinson Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yeager
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Draffin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
      • Belcher is located in Pike County
  • Dickenson County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Darwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clintwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Omaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Omaha
      • From Oven Fork to Omaha
    • Herald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clinchco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Nora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tarpon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
      • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tarpon
      • From Oven Fork to Tarpon
    • Aily
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aily
      • From Oven Fork to Aily
    • Haysi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <2>
  • Lee County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
    • Darnell Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
      • Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Keokee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dryden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ely
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
      • Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Saint Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Stickleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleenortown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Norton City (VA)
    • Norton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
  • Russell County (VA)
  • Scott County (VA)
  • Wise County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oven Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Oven Fork.

Cemeteries Near Oven Fork ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oven Fork.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oven Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oven Fork had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.

  • Whitesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <2>
  • Flat Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
    • Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Kings Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Partridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County
  • Sergent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smoot Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
    • Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
  • Linefork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Millstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
  • Craftsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
  • Roxana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Roxana is located in Letcher County
  • Lipps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
    • Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jeremiah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
    • Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
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    • Indian Bottom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
      • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
    • Pound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Deane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
      • Deane is located in Letcher County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oven Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oven Fork.

Newspapers Published in Oven Fork ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oven Fork.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oven Fork, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oven Fork.

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 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 Oven Fork:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oven Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Oven Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oven Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oven Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0593, Longitude: -82.8086    









 

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