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 Stopover (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 Stopover. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stopover 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 Stopover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stopover:
- Pike County (The home county of Stopover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Majestic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Phelps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Paw Paw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ransom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Calloway Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- McCarr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McVeigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Pinsonfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Osborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Betsy Layne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galveston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Harold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Grethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Stanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teaberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Tram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Kelsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Matney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Grundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Royal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Jackson Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Vansant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Janey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Haysi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tarpon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County (VA)
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Red Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Stirrat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wylo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Switzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Man is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Kistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mallory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Holden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Whitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Accoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Wyoming City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Jackson Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Bradshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Thacker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wharncliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Musick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sprigg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Pie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Gilbert Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (WV)
- Stonecoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Cub City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Woosley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Oceana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mullensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stopover, see our County-by-County Page for Stopover.
Cemeteries Near Stopover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stopover.
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 Stopover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stopover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgarton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (615 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Stopover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stopover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stopover, with the one closest to Stopover listed first.
- Jamboree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Phelps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Paw Paw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Pinsonfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Mouthcard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- North Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Oilville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Canada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Iaeger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Christian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stopover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stopover.
Newspapers Published in Stopover ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stopover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stopover, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stopover.
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 helpful 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 Stopover:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Tazewell County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 Stopover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Stopover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |