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 Pinsonfork (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 Pinsonfork. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pinsonfork 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 Pinsonfork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinsonfork:
- Pike County (The home county of Pinsonfork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- McAndrews
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
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- McVeigh
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Huddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
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- Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Pike County
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- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Belfry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Calloway Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Buskirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Osborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Betsy Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Stanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
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- Galveston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Grethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Teaberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Ivel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Blue Moon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Meally
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Van Lear
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hode
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 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 Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Kelsa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Royal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Jackson Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Janey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Haysi
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Stirrat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Switzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Whitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Hedgeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Man
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Thompson Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Wyoming City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Jackson Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Bradshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Blackberry City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Matewan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Delbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Wharncliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Stonecoal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Cub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinsonfork, see our County-by-County Page for Pinsonfork.
Cemeteries Near Pinsonfork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinsonfork.
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 Pinsonfork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinsonfork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Stump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- W J May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pinsonfork had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinsonfork, with the one closest to Pinsonfork listed first.
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Phelps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Fishtrap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Mouthcard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Paw Paw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinsonfork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinsonfork.
Newspapers Published in Pinsonfork ...
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 Pinsonfork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinsonfork, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinsonfork.
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 Pinsonfork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson 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 Pinsonfork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinsonfork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |