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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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 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.
Gordon is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Boone County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Van
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Boone County
- West Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junction
- West Junction is located in Boone County
- Bigson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigson
- Bigson is located in Boone County
- Bob White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Lanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Williams Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mountain
- Williams Mountain is located in Boone County
- Cazy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Kohlsaat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Marnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Prenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Bim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Bandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Elkridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - McDunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Powellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Kimberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Pax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
- Mount Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Smithers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <2>
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Falls View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Winifrede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Belle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <2>
- Cabin Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Chesapeake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Dry Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Marmet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
- Marmet is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <2>
- Witcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Dupont City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Alkol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Priestley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Sod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Alum Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alum Creek <2>
- Yawkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Tango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Harts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Harts is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <2>
- Garretts Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Wewanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <2>
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Accoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Fort Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Mitchell Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Banco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Chapmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <2>
- Mineral City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- West Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <2>
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Mallory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Dingess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Pie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Baisden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden
- Baisden is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baisden <2>
- Gilbert Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Musick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Packsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Montcoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Stickney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Naoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <2>
- Zada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Sweeneyburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Tolleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
- Lester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Kopperston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <2>
- Clear Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Uno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Sun Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Cub City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Keyrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Baileysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Fanny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
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 Gordon:
- 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 Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo 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
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Boone County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Boone County
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Jarrells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78803 <4>
- Van Buren Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Buren Jarrell Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Uneeda and Van. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Van.
- The Van Buren Jarrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Buren Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buren Jarrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144035 <4>
- Middle Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Middle Ferrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mid Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79169 <4>
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80303 <4>
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78929 <4>
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrells Branch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Bim.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrells Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151508 <4>
- Jarrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525771 <4>
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80357 <4>
- Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pauley Cemetery
- Pauley Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462177 <4>
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514213 <4>
- Gomez Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78471 <4>
- Miller Family Cemetery at Bias Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Family Cemetery at Bias Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Family Cemetery at Bias Branch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376508 <4>
- Continue List (751 more) ...
- Ball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77646 <4>
- Miller Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Miller Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497688 <4>
- George Price Cemetery - Price Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Price Cemetery - Price Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Price Cemetery - Price Branch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2488636 <4>
- Ball 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.<8>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gordon had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Van
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Boone County
- Bandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Peytona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gordon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9877, Longitude: -81.6952 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Uneeda and Van. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |