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 Ritchie (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 Ritchie. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Ritchie 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 Ritchie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ritchie:
Knott County (The home county of Ritchie)
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Emmalena (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena Emmalena is located in Knott County Fisty (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty Fisty is located in Knott County Carrie (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie Carrie is located in Knott County Tina (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina Tina is located in Knott County Hindman (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Sassafras (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Sassafras is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
Leburn (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leburn Leburn is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leburn <2>
Vest (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest Vest is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vest <2>
Littcarr (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littcarr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr Littcarr is located in Knott County Garner (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Garner is located in Knott County Redfox (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox Redfox is located in Knott County Pine Top (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Pine Top is located in Knott County Breathitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Hardshell (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Hardshell is located in Breathitt County Clayhole (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayhole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole Clayhole is located in Breathitt County Flintville (16 miles [25.7 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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Flintville is located in Breathitt County Lost Creek (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County Whick (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick Whick is located in Breathitt County Kragon (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kragon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon Kragon is located in Breathitt County Quicksand (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand Quicksand is located in Breathitt County Rousseau (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rousseau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Rousseau is located in Breathitt County Jackson (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Bays (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Bays is located in Breathitt County Wolverine (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Wolverine is located in Breathitt County Frozen Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frozen Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County Clay County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Big Creek (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Big Creek is located in Clay County Eriline (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline Eriline is located in Clay County Floyd County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Dema (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dema have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema Dema is located in Floyd County Lackey (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Lackey is located in Floyd County Garrett (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Garrett is located in Floyd County Hueysville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hueysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueysville Hueysville is located in Floyd County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueysville <2>
Wayland (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Wayland is located in Floyd County Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
Bypro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Hi Hat (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
Wheelwright Junction (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Wheelwright (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Wheelwright is located in Floyd County Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
Eastern (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Eastern is located in Floyd County Drift (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drift have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift Drift is located in Floyd County McDowell (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell McDowell is located in Floyd County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <2>
Harlan County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Chad (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad Chad is located in Harlan County Cumberland (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
Big Laurel (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel Big Laurel is located in Harlan County Benham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Totz (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totz Totz is located in Harlan County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Totz <2>
Louellen (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen Louellen is located in Harlan County Closplint (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closplint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint Closplint is located in Harlan County Putney (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney Putney is located in Harlan County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putney <2>
Bailey Creek (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County Darkmont (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont Darkmont is located in Harlan County Bledsoe (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Bledsoe is located in Harlan County Leslie County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Wooton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton Wooton is located in Leslie County Smilax (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smilax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax Smilax is located in Leslie County Confluence (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence Confluence is located in Leslie County Cutshin (17 miles [27.4 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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin Cutshin is located in Leslie County Hyden (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Yeaddiss (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeaddiss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County Wendover (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover Wendover is located in Leslie County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <2>
Thousandsticks (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County Stinnett (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett Stinnett is located in Leslie County Hoskinston (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston Hoskinston is located in Leslie County Sizerock (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock Sizerock is located in Leslie County Asher (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Asher is located in Leslie County Letcher County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Blackey (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey Blackey is located in Letcher County Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
Colson (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson Colson is located in Letcher County Isom (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Isom is located in Letcher County Jeremiah (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Jeremiah is located in Letcher County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
Letcher (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher Letcher is located in Letcher County Hallie (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallie Hallie is located in Letcher County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallie <2>
Hot Spot (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot Hot Spot is located in Letcher County Hot Spot has also been known as:
Hotspot Roxana (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana Roxana is located in Letcher County Deane (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane Deane is located in Letcher County Uz (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz Uz is located in Letcher County Bellcraft (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft Bellcraft is located in Letcher County West Whitesburg (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County Magoffin County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Gunlock (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock Gunlock is located in Magoffin County Gapville (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville Gapville is located in Magoffin County Gypsy (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Gypsy is located in Magoffin County Marshallville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville Marshallville is located in Magoffin County Royalton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Royalton is located in Magoffin County Sublett (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Sublett is located in Magoffin County Hendricks (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Hendricks is located in Magoffin County Ivyton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton Ivyton is located in Magoffin County Lakeville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Lakeville is located in Magoffin County Ova (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova Ova is located in Magoffin County Salyersville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Owsley County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Mistletoe (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Mistletoe is located in Owsley County Ricetown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown Ricetown is located in Owsley County Sebastian (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Sebastian is located in Owsley County Perry County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Hardburly (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly Hardburly is located in Perry County Dwarf (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf Dwarf is located in Perry County Tribbey (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey Tribbey is located in Perry County Bulan (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan Bulan is located in Perry County Ary (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary Ary is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ary <2>
Acup (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup Acup is located in Perry County Vicco (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco Vicco is located in Perry County Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
Happy (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Happy is located in Perry County Jeff (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Jeff is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
Scuddy (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuddy Scuddy is located in Perry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scuddy <2>
Combs (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Combs is located in Perry County Hazard (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Pike County
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Myra (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra Myra is located in Pike County Dorton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jonancy (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy Jonancy is located in Pike County Virgie (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie Virgie is located in Pike County Robinson Creek (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek Robinson Creek is located in Pike County Owsley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Owsley is located in Pike County Wolfe County
Belknap (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Belknap is located in Wolfe County Wise County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Almira (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira Almira is located in Wise County (VA) Haddonfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA) Osaka (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka Osaka is located in Wise County (VA) Pound (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ritchie, see our County-by-County Page for Ritchie .
Cemeteries Near Ritchie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritchie.
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 Ritchie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ritchie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Owen Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Clear Creek Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Fuller Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fuller Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Lotts Creek United Baptist Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Young Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Smith Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Ulous Hurt Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulous Hurt Cemetery The Ulous Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
Eulis Hurt Cemetery Hurt Family Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523285 <4>
Combs Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Balis Napier Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Curt Napier Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Upper Kelly Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Kelly Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Adam Terry Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Continue List (476 more) ...
Franklin Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Ary Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ary Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Richard Smith Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Ritchie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ritchie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
Dwarf (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf Dwarf is located in Perry County Hindman (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Sassafras (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Sassafras is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
Hazard (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Vest (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest Vest is located in Knott County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vest <2>
Viper (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper Viper is located in Perry County Stacy (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Stacy is located in Perry County Pine Top (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Pine Top is located in Knott County Ned (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ned have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Ned is located in Breathitt County Indian Bottom (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County Jeremiah (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Jeremiah is located in Letcher County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
Roxana (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana Roxana is located in Letcher County Continue List (13 more) ...
Smoot Creek (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County Chavies (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies Chavies is located in Perry County Raven (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Raven is located in Knott County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ritchie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ritchie .
Newspapers Published in Ritchie ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritchie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritchie, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Ritchie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ritchie:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Knott County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Breathitt County Clay County Floyd County Harlan County Leslie County Letcher County Magoffin County Owsley County Perry County Pike County Wolfe County Wise County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ritchie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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. 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 Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ritchie) to Point B.