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 Seco (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 Seco. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Seco is located in Letcher 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 Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Seco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seco:
- Letcher County (The home county of Seco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Whitaker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Neon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tolliver Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Millstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Cromona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Sergent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Farraday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Hemphill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- McRoberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Mayking
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Weeksbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hi Hat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dema
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Teaberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Galveston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- McDowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Lynch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Holmes Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Dizney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Kite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Redfox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pippa Passes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Hindman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Smilax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Magoffin County
- Gunlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Vicco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Cornettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Acup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Happy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Delphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Jeff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Viper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Hardburly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Dwarf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Tribbey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Hellier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Ashcamp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Lookout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Robinson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Rockhouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Yeager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Draffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Fords Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Clintwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tarpon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Nora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Haysi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Aily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Bucu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Darnell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russell County (VA)
- Dante
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Lano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Dungannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Fort Blackmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Almira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Osaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Esserville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Kent Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Stone Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seco, see our County-by-County Page for Seco.
Cemeteries Near Seco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seco.
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 Seco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McRoberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Adams Cemetery
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Hogg Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Bolling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bolling Cemetery
- The Benjamin Bolling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bolling Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arthur Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (813 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts Branch 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.<4>
While we didn't find Seco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seco, with the one closest to Seco listed first.
- Millstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Craftsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Sergent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Deane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Pound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Smoot Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Oven Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seco.
Newspapers Published in Seco ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seco, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seco.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Seco:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Seco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |