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 Wonder (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 Wonder. 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.
Wonder 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 Wonder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wonder:
- Floyd County (The home county of Wonder)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Ivel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Betsy Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Dwale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Watergap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Grethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
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- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Lear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meally
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Hagerhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Paintsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Mousie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
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- Garner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pippa Passes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Leburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Tina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Patrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Peach Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Georges Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Charley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Clifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Noris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Deane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hemphill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- McRoberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Burdine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Fleming - Neon
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Gunlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Painters Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Debord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Beauty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Morgan County
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Gulnare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Owsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayo Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Raccoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Fords Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Canada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Big Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Chattaroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sprigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Red Jacket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Dingess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wonder, see our County-by-County Page for Wonder.
Cemeteries Near Wonder ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wonder.
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 Wonder - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wonder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Scalf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marrs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson Cemetery
(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.<3>
While we didn't find Wonder in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wonder.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wonder, with the one closest to Wonder listed first.
- Gulnare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Thomas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Dwale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Alphoretta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zebulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Dotson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Bonanza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wonder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wonder.
Newspapers Published in Wonder ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wonder.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wonder, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wonder.
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 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 Wonder:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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 Wonder, 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' (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- Wonder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |