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 Peaks Store (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 Peaks Store. 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 Peaks Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Peaks Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peaks Store may originally have been Peak's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peaks Store might be written as Peak Store.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Peaks Store is located in Wise County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Peaks Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peaks Store:
- Wise County (The home county of Peaks Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Pound
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Almira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Esserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Blackwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Osaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Leemaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Council
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clintwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Nora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Clinchco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Aily
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Darnell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Dryden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Stickleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norton City
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Dante
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Bickley Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Dickensonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fugates Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Artrip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Willow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Lano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Dungannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Fort Blackmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Duffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gate City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hiltons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Kermit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Washington County
- Mendota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Weeksbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Bypro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hi Hat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Galveston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Dema
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Lynch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Benham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Holmes Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Kite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Pine Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Redfox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Pippa Passes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hindman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Jenkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burdine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Cromona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Mayking
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Tolliver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Eolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- McRoberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Ermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Fleming - Neon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Neon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Cornettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Delphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Vicco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Scuddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Acup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Dorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Ashcamp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Jonancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Hellier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Virgie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rockhouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Draffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Elkhorn City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Belcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peaks Store, see our County-by-County Page for Peaks Store.
Cemeteries Near Peaks Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peaks Store.
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 Peaks Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peaks Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stapleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Addington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Addington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1148 more) ...
- Callaham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Peaks Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peaks Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peaks Store, with the one closest to Peaks Store listed first.
- Lipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Pound
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Tacoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clintwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Oven Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Craftsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stratton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peaks Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peaks Store.
Newspapers Published in Peaks Store ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peaks Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peaks Store, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peaks Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Peaks Store:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Peaks Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Peaks Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |