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 Pilgrim (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 Pilgrim. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pilgrim is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Pike, Mingo (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Pilgrim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilgrim:
- Martin County (The home county of Pilgrim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Beauty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lovely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Debord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Auxier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Ivel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Banner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Betsy Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Prestonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Harold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Watergap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Grethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Meally
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Lowmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Nero
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Thelma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Lear
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- West Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- East Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Nippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Clifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Georges Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Charley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Magoffin County
- Painters Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Varney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- South Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buskirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Harts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Whirlwind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Holden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Omar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stirrat
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Switzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Greyeagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Dingess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Delbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Matewan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Musick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Stonecoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- East Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Nestlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilgrim, see our County-by-County Page for Pilgrim.
Cemeteries Near Pilgrim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilgrim.
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 Pilgrim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilgrim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Stepp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Lovely.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394226 <3>
- Petercave Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stepp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (773 more) ...
- Small Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marcum 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pilgrim had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilgrim, with the one closest to Pilgrim listed first.
- Warfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Dunlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Clifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Zebulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilgrim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilgrim.
Newspapers Published in Pilgrim ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilgrim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilgrim, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilgrim.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pilgrim:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Pike County
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilgrim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pilgrim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |