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 Flipping (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 Flipping. 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 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 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.
Flipping is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Bland (VA), Giles (VA), Tazewell (VA), McDowell, Raleigh, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Flipping. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flipping:
- Mercer County (The home county of Flipping)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Montcalm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Bramwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <2>
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Littlesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Coopers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Nemours
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemours have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemours
- Nemours is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemours <2>
- Weyanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Yards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Mercer County
- Matoaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Johnston Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Anawalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Northfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
- Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
- Big Four
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Gary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Welch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
- Newhall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Newhall is located in McDowell County
- Davy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Peterstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <2>
- Ballard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Rhodell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Eastgulf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Helen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Princewick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Slab Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Stotesbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Sophia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
- Pemberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Glen White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Shady Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <2>
- Tilden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Pipestem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
- True
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Jumping Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Nimitz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <2>
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Bud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Mullens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <2>
- Mullensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Keyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Wyoming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Fanny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Stoneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Baileysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Clear Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Round Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Bastian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastian
- Bastian is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastian <2>
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Peapatch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Lurich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Rich Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <2>
- Narrows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Thessalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Pearisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <2>
- Poplar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (VA)
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Falls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Boissevain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Abbs Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Shawver Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Little Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Wittens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Tazewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Wytheville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <2>
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flipping, see our County-by-County Page for Flipping.
Newspapers Published in Flipping ...
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 Flipping.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flipping, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flipping.
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 Flipping:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Giles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tazewell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wythe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
Cemeteries Near Flipping ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flipping.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flipping covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shrader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shrader Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Harless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harless Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Flipping had a population of 27 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flipping, with the one closest to Flipping listed first.
- Duhring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Bramwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <2>
- Coopers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Falls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maybeury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybeury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybeury
- Maybeury is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybeury <2>
- Lashmeet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Switchback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switchback have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Switchback
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flipping. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flipping.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Flipping) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flipping. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3443, Longitude: -81.2660 In this case, the coordinates for Flipping have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Flipping, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |