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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 Yerkes (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 Yerkes. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Yerkes is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.

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

  • Perry County     (The home county of Yerkes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Busy
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Busy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
    • Butterfly
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bonnyman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
    • Krypton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Combs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
    • Avawam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chavies
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bulan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dice is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Gays Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
    • Tribbey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hardburly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bell County
  • Breathitt County
  • Clay County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Dema
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dema is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
    • Garrett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Garrett is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Hueysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lackey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lackey is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Wayland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayland is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Big Laurel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
    • Bledsoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Totz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Putney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosspoint
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Louellen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Baxter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Darkmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Short Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Short Town is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
    • Closplint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Closplint is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
  • Knott County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Confluence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Wooton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hyden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smilax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Smilax is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
    • Thousandsticks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Wendover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sizerock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cutshin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stinnett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Hoskinston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Yeaddiss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
    • Bear Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Asher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Hallie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Letcher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeremiah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Roxana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxana is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Isom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Isom is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
    • Hot Spot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Colson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gordon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Flint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Linefork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Gunlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
    • Gapville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Mistletoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Sebastian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ricetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Southfork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lerose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Booneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Island City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Pebworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Travellers Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vincent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Wolfe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yerkes, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
    • Bethany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belknap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Yerkes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yerkes.

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

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

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

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 Yerkes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yerkes.

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

  • Confluence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Confluence is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Chavies
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gays Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
  • Hyden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ned
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ned is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
  • Viper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Viper is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
  • Dwarf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockettsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
  • Cutshin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lost Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Yerkes ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yerkes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yerkes, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yerkes.

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 Yerkes:

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 Yerkes, 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 from Point A (ie- Yerkes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.