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 Turkey Creek (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 Turkey Creek. 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 Turkey Creek ...
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 Turkey Creek: Turkey Crk. (or less commonly used: Turkey Ck. or Turkey Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turkey Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkey Creek.
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 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.
Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Creek:
- Letcher County (The home county of Turkey Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Hallie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Linefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Blackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hot Spot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Letcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Partridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Bell County
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Hardshell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Whick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Clay County
- Big Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Wheelwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dema
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Melvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hi Hat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Garrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Chad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Totz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Big Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Holmes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Short Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redfox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pine Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Carrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Fisty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Hindman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Tina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Pippa Passes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Cutshin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Smilax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wooton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Chappell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Wendover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Hyden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stinnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Asher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Helton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Delphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Cornettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vicco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Acup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Avawam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Dickenson County (VA)
- Darwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Darnell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Fleenortown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Stickleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Blackwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Duffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Osaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Appalachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Almira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Esserville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turkey Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Turkey Creek.
Cemeteries Near Turkey Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkey Creek.
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 Turkey Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turkey Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornetts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Israel Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Turkey Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turkey Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Linefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Partridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smoot Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Cutshin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sergent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Pine Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 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 Turkey Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turkey Creek.
Newspapers Published in Turkey Creek ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkey Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turkey Creek, 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 Turkey Creek.
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 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 Turkey Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- 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> | 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 Turkey Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkey Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |