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 West Lovely (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 Lovely. 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 Lovely ...
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 Lovely: W. Lovely
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lovely is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Pike, Mingo (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near West Lovely. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Lovely:
- Martin County (The home county of West Lovely)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Lovely
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pilgrim
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Beauty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Debord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Auxier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Ivel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Banner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Betsy Layne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Watergap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Harold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Lowmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Meally
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Thelma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- West Van Lear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- East Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Georges Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Charley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Noris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Magoffin County
- Painters Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Varney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- South Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Gulnare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Hardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- McAndrews
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buskirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Boone County (WV)
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 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 West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Harts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Whirlwind
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Holden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Omar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Switzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Kermit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greyeagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Chattaroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Delbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Red Jacket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Musick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Stonecoal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Gay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- East Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Nestlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Lovely, see our County-by-County Page for West Lovely.
Cemeteries Near West Lovely ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Lovely.
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 Lovely - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Lovely covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Lovely.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394226 <3>
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stepp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Small Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stepp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (809 more) ...
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 West Lovely in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Lovely.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Lovely, with the one closest to West Lovely listed first.
- Pilgrim
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stonecoal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Dunlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Gulnare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Canada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Lovely. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lovely.
Newspapers Published in West Lovely ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lovely.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Lovely, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Lovely.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lovely:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Pike County
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lovely) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 West Lovely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |