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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Creek:
- Pike 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.
- South Williamson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Toler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Varney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- McAndrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Harold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Ivel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Osborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Banner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Galveston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Allen
(23 miles [37 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>
- Dwale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Auxier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Williamsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Meally
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Van Lear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Hagerhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Thelma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- West Van Lear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Lowmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Collista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Clifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Patrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Georges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Charley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hode
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(20 miles [32.2 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 Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Kelsa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Big Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Matney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Harts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Omar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stirrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Holden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- 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
- Whitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Switzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Thompson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whirlwind
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Wilkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Wyoming City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Williamson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chattaroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Thacker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Greyeagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dingess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Creek, with the one closest to Turkey Creek listed first.
- Stonecoal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Cove Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Wyoming County (WV)
- Cub City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
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.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tandy Sester Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrison Lowe Branch #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Runyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrison R Lowe #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Romans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stepp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fraley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.
- Rural
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Kimper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Phelps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jamboree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Stonecoal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Coal Run Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 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 6 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 Less than 2 miles<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 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 Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Buchanan 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |