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 Pigeon Roost (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 Pigeon Roost. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Pigeon Roost 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 Pigeon Roost. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon Roost:
- Pike County (The home county of Pigeon Roost)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Canada
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
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- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Pike County
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- Belfry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
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- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McAndrews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
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- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
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- Toler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
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- Pinsonfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- South Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McVeigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
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- Varney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Stanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
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- Tram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
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- Grethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Ivel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Galveston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
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- Dana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Teaberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
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- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
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- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
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- Nero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
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- Meally
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Van Lear
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- East Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thelma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
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- West Van Lear
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Hagerhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Tutor Key
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Collista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- Raven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Patrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Clifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Richardson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
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- Lovely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 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 Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Kelsa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Matney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost 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 <1>
- Tarpon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Stirrat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Holden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Omar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Hedgeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Man
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Wyoming City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Panther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
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- Chattaroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Blackberry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Kermit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Stonecoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wyoming County (WV)
- Cub City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon Roost, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon Roost.
Cemeteries Near Pigeon Roost ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Roost.
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 Pigeon Roost - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeon Roost covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- W J May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Runyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (633 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Pigeon Roost in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pigeon Roost.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Roost, with the one closest to Pigeon Roost listed first.
- Canada
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Kimper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Phelps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Fishtrap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Jamboree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Gulnare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Mouthcard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon Roost. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon Roost.
Newspapers Published in Pigeon Roost ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Roost.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Roost, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon Roost.
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 Pigeon Roost:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 Pigeon Roost, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pigeon Roost) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |