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 Puncheon (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 Puncheon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Puncheon is located in Knott County .
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knott County : Breathitt , Floyd , Letcher , Magoffin , Perry & Pike .
Below are the counties that are near Puncheon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Puncheon:
Knott County (The home county of Puncheon)
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Kite (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite Kite is located in Knott County Pippa Passes (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes Pippa Passes is located in Knott County Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
Pine Top (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Pine Top is located in Knott County Raven (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Raven is located in Knott County Garner (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Garner is located in Knott County Mousie (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie Mousie is located in Knott County Littcarr (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littcarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr Littcarr is located in Knott County Leburn (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leburn Leburn is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leburn <2>
Redfox (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox Redfox is located in Knott County Hindman (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Carrie (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie Carrie is located in Knott County Tina (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina Tina is located in Knott County Breathitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Hardshell (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardshell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Hardshell is located in Breathitt County Flintville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flintville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Flintville is located in Breathitt County Clayhole (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayhole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole Clayhole is located in Breathitt County Floyd County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Wheelwright (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Wheelwright is located in Floyd County Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
Weeksbury (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury Weeksbury is located in Floyd County Bypro (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Wheelwright Junction (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Melvin (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Melvin is located in Floyd County Hi Hat (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi Hat Hi Hat is located in Floyd County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hi Hat <2>
Dema (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dema have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema Dema is located in Floyd County Beaver (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Beaver is located in Floyd County Wayland (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Wayland is located in Floyd County Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
Lackey (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Lackey is located in Floyd County McDowell (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell McDowell is located in Floyd County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <2>
Minnie (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Minnie is located in Floyd County Harlan County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Benham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham Benham is located in Harlan County Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <2>
Lynch (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Cumberland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cumberland is located in Harlan County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <2>
Chad (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad Chad is located in Harlan County Totz (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totz Totz is located in Harlan County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Totz <2>
Johnson County
East Point (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point East Point is located in Johnson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <2>
Leslie County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Yeaddiss (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeaddiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County Cutshin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutshin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin Cutshin is located in Leslie County Smilax (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smilax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax Smilax is located in Leslie County Wooton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton Wooton is located in Leslie County Letcher County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Deane (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane Deane is located in Letcher County Colson (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson Colson is located in Letcher County Hemphill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Hemphill is located in Letcher County Hemphill has also been known as:
Jackhorn Thornton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Letcher County Fleming - Neon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
Neon (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Neon is located in Letcher County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <2>
Farraday (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday Farraday is located in Letcher County Millstone (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Millstone is located in Letcher County Seco (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco Seco is located in Letcher County Cromona (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona Cromona is located in Letcher County McRoberts (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts McRoberts is located in Letcher County Isom (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Isom is located in Letcher County Magoffin County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Gunlock (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock Gunlock is located in Magoffin County Gapville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville Gapville is located in Magoffin County Gypsy (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Gypsy is located in Magoffin County Marshallville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville Marshallville is located in Magoffin County Royalton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Royalton is located in Magoffin County Sublett (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Sublett is located in Magoffin County Ivyton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton Ivyton is located in Magoffin County Perry County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Vicco (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco Vicco is located in Perry County Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
Scuddy (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuddy Scuddy is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scuddy <2>
Acup (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup Acup is located in Perry County Dwarf (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf Dwarf is located in Perry County Happy (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Happy is located in Perry County Hardburly (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly Hardburly is located in Perry County Cornettsville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville Cornettsville is located in Perry County Tribbey (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey Tribbey is located in Perry County Ary (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary Ary is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ary <2>
Bulan (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan Bulan is located in Perry County Jeff (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Jeff is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
Viper (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper Viper is located in Perry County Pike County
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Myra (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra Myra is located in Pike County Dorton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Jonancy (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy Jonancy is located in Pike County Virgie (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie Virgie is located in Pike County Robinson Creek (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek Robinson Creek is located in Pike County Yeager (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Yeager is located in Pike County Hellier (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier Hellier is located in Pike County Lookout (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Lookout is located in Pike County Fords Branch (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch Fords Branch is located in Pike County Mayo Village (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village Mayo Village is located in Pike County Owsley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Owsley is located in Pike County Rockhouse (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Rockhouse is located in Pike County Dickenson County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Clintwood (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Darwin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA) Omaha (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA) Clinchco (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Tarpon (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA) Haysi (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA) Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <2>
Nora (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA) Herald (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA) Lee County (VA)
Darnell Town (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA) Norton City (VA)
Norton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Norton is located in Norton City (VA) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
Wise County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Almira (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Almira is located in Wise County (VA) Haddonfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haddonfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA) Pound (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Osaka (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka Osaka is located in Wise County (VA) Esserville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville Esserville is located in Wise County (VA) Hamilton town (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA) Wise (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Blackwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA) Kent Junction (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA) Appalachia (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Big Stone Gap (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Exeter (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Puncheon, see our County-by-County Page for Puncheon .
Cemeteries Near Puncheon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Puncheon.
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 Puncheon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Puncheon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Hall Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Cook Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hall Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Burke Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Tackett Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tackett Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> W.R. Hall Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Bald Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Hill Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Martin Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Reynolds Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Cook Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Ison Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Collins Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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Gibson Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hemphill Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Fleming Memorial Gardens (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Memorial Gardens Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Puncheon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Puncheon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Puncheon, with the one closest to Puncheon listed first.
Hall (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Hall is located in Knott County Deane (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane Deane is located in Letcher County Pine Top (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Pine Top is located in Knott County Raven (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Raven is located in Knott County Craftsville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville Craftsville is located in Letcher County Millstone (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Millstone is located in Letcher County Beefhide (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beefhide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide Beefhide is located in Letcher County Beaver (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Beaver is located in Floyd County Smoot Creek (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County Sergent (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Sergent is located in Letcher County Hindman (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Lackey (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Lackey is located in Floyd County Continue List (15 more) ...
Dorton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
McDowell (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell McDowell is located in Floyd County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <2>
Minnie (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Minnie is located in Floyd County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Puncheon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Puncheon .
Newspapers Published in Puncheon ...
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 Puncheon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Puncheon, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Puncheon.
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 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 Puncheon:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Knott County Genealogy information for nearby counties
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Footnotes ...
<1> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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 . 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 Puncheon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Puncheon) to Point B.