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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 Ikes Fork (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 Ikes Fork. 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 Ikes Fork ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Ikes Fork: Ikes Frk.
- While the name of this community is Ikes Fork, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ikes Fork may originally have been Ike's Fork.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ikes Fork might be written as Ike Fork.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ikes Fork is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Ikes Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ikes Fork:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Ikes Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Cub City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
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- Uno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
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- Fanny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Clear Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Woosley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
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- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
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- Mullensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
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- Rocklick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pondco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Stark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Bim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Cazy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Clothier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Kohlsaat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Twilight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Wylo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Accoville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Stirrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Whitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Iaeger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Panther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Davy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Welch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coopers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Weyanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Bramwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Gilbert Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wharncliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Red Jacket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sprigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Helen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Rhodell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Bolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Eastgulf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Ury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Pineknob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Slab Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Arnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Montcoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Stopover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Freeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Phelps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- McCarr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buskirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Calloway Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Ransom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- McVeigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Fedscreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Hardy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Kelsa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Height
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Matney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Grundy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Janey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Royal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Dunford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Harman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Bishop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Sayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Shraders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Abbs Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Red Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Adria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Boissevain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Richlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Cedar Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ikes Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Ikes Fork.
Cemeteries Near Ikes Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ikes Fork.
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 Ikes Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ikes Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Log Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rex Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Ikes Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ikes Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ikes Fork, with the one closest to Ikes Fork listed first.
- North Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Iaeger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Baileysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Christian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jesse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Newfound
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ikes Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ikes Fork.
Newspapers Published in Ikes Fork ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ikes Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ikes Fork, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ikes Fork.
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 websites either 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 Ikes Fork:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Tazewell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Ikes Fork, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ikes Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |