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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 West Garrett (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 West Garrett. 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 West Garrett ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Garrett: W. Garrett
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 doctors 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.
West Garrett is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near West Garrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Garrett:
- Floyd County (The home county of West Garrett)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Hueysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garrett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Lackey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Eastern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
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- Wayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
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- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
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- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
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- Dema
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
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- Printer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Hardshell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Whick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Asa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Nero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Hagerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Van Lear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- West Van Lear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Meally
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Mousie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Kite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Leburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Pine Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Carrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Deane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Colson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Hemphill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Isom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Cromona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- McRoberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Farraday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Jeremiah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Seco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Gunlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Painters Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
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- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Debord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
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- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Ary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Hardburly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
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- Tribbey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Stacy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Vicco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Acup
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Scuddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dice
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Happy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Bonnyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Combs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Combs is located in Perry County
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- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Owsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
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- Blair Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mayo Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Virgie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
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- Fords Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
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- Yeager
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
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- Gulnare
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
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- Jonancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
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- Myra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
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- Dorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe County
- Belknap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Almira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Garrett, see our County-by-County Page for West Garrett.
Cemeteries Near West Garrett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Garrett.
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 West Garrett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Garrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Chafins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wicker - Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sutton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 West Garrett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Garrett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Garrett, with the one closest to West Garrett listed first.
- Hueysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lackey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alphoretta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Goodloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Dotson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Garrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Garrett.
Newspapers Published in West Garrett ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Garrett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Garrett, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Garrett.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Garrett:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Wolfe 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 West Garrett, 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- West Garrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |