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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 Whick (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 Whick. 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.

Whick is located in Breathitt 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 Breathitt County: Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe.

Below are the counties that are near Whick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whick:

  • Breathitt County     (The home county of Whick)
  • Clay County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Hueysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • David
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • David is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
    • Garrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Garrett is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Lackey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lackey is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Goodloe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Tyner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Gray Hawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Knott County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Confluence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Sizerock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thousandsticks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Hyden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wooton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Smilax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Smilax is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
    • Wendover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bear Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Stinnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Cutshin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hoskinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Essie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Yeaddiss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Blackey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Letcher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Isom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Isom is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
    • Jeremiah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Netty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ova
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendricks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunlock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
    • Gapville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
    • Lakeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Elsie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
    • Gypsy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshallville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edna is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Salyersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Cannel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Grassy Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Maytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mize
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Lerose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Ricetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Mistletoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Sebastian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Southfork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Booneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pebworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Island City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Travellers Rest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Vincent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.
    • Chavies
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Krypton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buckhorn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gays Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
    • Dice
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dice is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Stacy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Yerkes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Busy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Busy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
    • Butterfly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonnyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
    • Ary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Combs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Powell County
    • Barker Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barker Branch is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
  • Wolfe County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whick, see our County-by-County Page for Whick.

Cemeteries Near Whick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whick.

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 Whick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.

  • White & Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Medlock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Figured Beech Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorpe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spicer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (589 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Callahan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Butterpoint Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<2>

While we didn't find Whick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whick.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whick, with the one closest to Whick listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whick.

Newspapers Published in Whick ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whick, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whick.

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 Whick:

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 Whick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.