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 Wellhope (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 Wellhope. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Wellhope is located in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Wellhope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellhope:
- Rockcastle County (The home county of Wellhope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Hansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Renfro Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Brodhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
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- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Gum Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
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- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Bethelridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
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- Argyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Benge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Fogertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Sidell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Urban
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Fall Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Sextons Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Locust Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Nina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Peoples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Sandgap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Waneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Annville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McKee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Hawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Tyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Foxtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- North Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Greenmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Keavy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marydell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Dog Walk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Broughtentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Preachersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Maywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Waynesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Halls Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Kings Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Slate Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bighill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Wallaceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Duluth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Bobtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Farristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Buggytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
- Dreyfus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Happy Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Duncanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Travellers Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Acorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Dabney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Whetstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Grundy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dykes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Eubank
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Science Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitley County
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellhope, see our County-by-County Page for Wellhope.
Cemeteries Near Wellhope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellhope.
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 Wellhope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellhope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briarfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bustle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jep Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Denney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sigmon 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wellhope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wellhope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellhope, with the one closest to Wellhope listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Hansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Sinks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Orlando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Maretburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretburg
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mullins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Level Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Pongo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Plato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Wildie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Quail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quail is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellhope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellhope.
Newspapers Published in Wellhope ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellhope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellhope, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellhope.
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 Wellhope:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Rockcastle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Owsley County
- Pulaski County
- Whitley 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellhope) 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 Wellhope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |