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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. 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 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.
Stringtown 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 Stringtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stringtown:
- Pike County (The home county of Stringtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Hardy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
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- Toler
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buskirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- South Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McAndrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Stanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tram
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Osborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Ivel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Banner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Blue Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Williamsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Meally
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Van Lear
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Pilgrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Kelsa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Janey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County (VA)
- Haysi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Boone County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Manila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Lincoln County (WV)
- Harts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Stirrat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Switzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Whitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Man
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- West Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Wyoming City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Bradshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Sprigg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Matewan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Red Jacket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chattaroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Thacker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Musick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Stonecoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Cub City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stringtown, see our County-by-County Page for Stringtown.
Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.
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 Stringtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stringtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Varney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (662 more) ...
- Runyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Stringtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stringtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinsonfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Phelps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jamboree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Kimper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Oilville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Paw Paw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Pilgrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Fishtrap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mouthcard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Gulnare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Warfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stringtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stringtown.
Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Stringtown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Boone County
- Lincoln 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 Stringtown, 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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |