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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 Porter Junction (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 Porter Junction. 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 Porter Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Porter Junction: Porter Jct. (or less commonly used: Porter Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Porter Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porter Junction.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Porter Junction is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Porter Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porter Junction:
- Floyd County (The home county of Porter Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Garrett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Lackey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Eastern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Dema
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Printer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Hardshell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Rousseau
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Clayhole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Lost Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Kragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Rock Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Asa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Van Lear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Hagerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Butcher Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Paintsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Kite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Leburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Pine Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Deane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Colson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Isom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Fleming - Neon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- McRoberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Farraday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Jeremiah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Gunlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Ivyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Sublett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Lakeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Hendricks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Painters Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Debord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Ary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Tribbey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Bulan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Vicco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Stacy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Acup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dice
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Jeff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Owsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Blair Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mayo Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Virgie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Fords Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Robinson Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Jonancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Myra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Shelbiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Wolfe County
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Dickenson County (VA)
- Clintwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Almira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porter Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Porter Junction.
Cemeteries Near Porter Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porter Junction.
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 Porter Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porter Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chafins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wicker - Triplett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sutton Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- William Hicks Cemetery
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 Porter Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porter Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porter Junction, with the one closest to Porter Junction listed first.
- Lackey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Hueysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alphoretta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Dotson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Gapville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porter Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porter Junction.
Newspapers Published in Porter Junction ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porter Junction, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porter Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Porter Junction:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Dickenson County
- Wise 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 Porter Junction, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porter Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |