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 Road 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 Road 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 Road 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Road Junction: Road Jct. (or less commonly used: Road Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Road Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Road 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Road Junction 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 Road Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Road Junction:
- Pike County (The home county of Road Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Marrowbone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Belcher
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Lick Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Phyllis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Ashcamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hellier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Mouthcard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Galveston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Weeksbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Grethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Harold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Bypro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Betsy Layne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hi Hat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Kite
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pine Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Garner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Burdine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Seco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Whitaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Deane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Millstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Martin County
- Pilgrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Leemaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Janey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mavisdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Rowe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Haysi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Clinchco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Darwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Aily
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Bucu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Russell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Dante
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Artrip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Haddonfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Dwina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Virginia City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Esserville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Panther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Wyoming City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Blackberry City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Matewan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Musick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Baisden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Road Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Road Junction.
Cemeteries Near Road Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Road 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 Road Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Road Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Ratliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Draffin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76596 <2>
- Honey Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Justice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- The Childers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnny Bear Cemetery
- Johnny Bear Childers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192030 <2>
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (839 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Road Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Road Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Road Junction, with the one closest to Road Junction listed first.
- Venters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Fishtrap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Ashcamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Mouthcard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Robinson Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Big Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Kimper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clintwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Road Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Road Junction.
Newspapers Published in Road 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Road Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Road Junction, 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 Road 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 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 Road Junction:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Wise County
- McDowell County
- Mingo 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 Road 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' (or 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- Road Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |