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 (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. 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon:
- Pike County (The home county of Pigeon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Fords Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Mayo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Shelbiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Coal Run Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Owsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Virgie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Blair Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Raccoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Jonancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Galveston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Grethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Betsy Layne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Stanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bypro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hi Hat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Nero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Butcher Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Lear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meally
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Hagerhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Collista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Paintsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Asa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Raven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Mousie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Pine Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hindman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Burdine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- McRoberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Deane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hemphill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cromona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Gunlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beauty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Big Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Kelsa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Grundy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Leemaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Clintwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tarpon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Darwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Aily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Haddonfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Greyeagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Myrtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon.
Cemeteries Near Pigeon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Robinson Creek.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <2>
- Sowards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pigeon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pigeon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
- Robinson Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Zebulon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Lookout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Dorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Kimper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Ashcamp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon.
Newspapers Published in Pigeon ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pigeon:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Wise County
- Mingo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pigeon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pigeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |