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 Wentz (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 Wentz. 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 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.
Wentz is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.
Below are the counties that are near Wentz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentz:
- Perry County (The home county of Wentz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Slemp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
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- Cornettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
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- Delphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
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- Happy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County
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- Scuddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Acup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Vicco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avawam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Combs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Combs is located in Perry County
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- Bell County
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 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 Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Hardshell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Whick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Lost Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Big Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Eriline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Wheelwright
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dema
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Melvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hi Hat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hueysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Totz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louellen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Closplint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Holmes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Bailey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
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- Putney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Redfox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
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- Littcarr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pine Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Carrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- 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 Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
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- Cutshin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wooton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Chappell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hyden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Asher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Mozelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Helton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
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- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Hallie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Blackey
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
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- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Letcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
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- Linefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Hot Spot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
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- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Kings Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Dorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Darnell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Ely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Pennington Gap
(22 miles [35.4 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Hubbard Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (VA)
- Duffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Osaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Appalachia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Blackwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Almira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Esserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(27 miles [43.5 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 Wentz, see our County-by-County Page for Wentz.
Cemeteries Near Wentz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentz.
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 Wentz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornetts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caudill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis / Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Wentz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wentz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Linefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Kings Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Viper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Cutshin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Smoot Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oven Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Evarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sergent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wentz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentz.
Newspapers Published in Wentz ...
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 Wentz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentz, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentz.
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 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 Wentz:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Pike 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 Wentz, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wentz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |