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 Wheelwright (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 Wheelwright. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheelwright:
- Floyd County (The home county of Wheelwright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Bypro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Melvin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Weeksbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Hi Hat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Dema
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Drift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Breathitt County
- Hardshell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Kite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mousie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Littcarr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Hindman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Vest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Deane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hemphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Fleming - Neon
(9 miles [14.5 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
- McRoberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Neon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Seco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Whitaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Colson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Gunlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Ivyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Sublett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Vicco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Dwarf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hardburly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Ary
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tribbey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Cornettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Bulan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Jeff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Viper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Jonancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Fords Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Mayo Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Owsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Shelbiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Coal Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Big Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Clintwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Tarpon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Aily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Almira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Esserville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Osaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Blackwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Appalachia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheelwright, see our County-by-County Page for Wheelwright.
Cemeteries Near Wheelwright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheelwright.
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 Wheelwright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheelwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tackett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- W.R. Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amil Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stumbo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (615 more) ...
- Newsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wheelwright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheelwright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheelwright, with the one closest to Wheelwright listed first.
- Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Deane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Robinson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Lackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Craftsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Hueysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Wheelwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheelwright.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wheelwright ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheelwright.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wheelwright. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wheelwright and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wheelwright.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Wheelwright.
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 Wheelwright:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Harlan County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- 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> | 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 Wheelwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheelwright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |