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 South Charleston (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 South Charleston. 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 South Charleston ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Charleston: S. Charleston
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 and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Charleston is located in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near South Charleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Charleston:
- Kanawha County (The home county of South Charleston)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Rock Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <2>
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Loudendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- South Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ruffner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <2>
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
- Airport Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Tornado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Dartmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Emmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Grippe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <2>
- Rumble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Brushton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Easly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Nellis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Bloomingrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Peytona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Ridgeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Culloden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Cabell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Yates Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Fudges Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Ona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ona
- Ona is located in Cabell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ona <2>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Procious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Smithers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Kimberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Mount Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Elkridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Powellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Falls View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- McDunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Gauley Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <2>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Kenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <2>
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Statts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Alum Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Priestley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Sod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Garretts Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Tango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Yawkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Alkol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Hamlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- 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>
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Portersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- West Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Banco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Chapmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Grimms Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Arbuckle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Nicholas County
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Poca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <2>
- Raymond City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Morgans Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Scott Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Teays Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
- Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <2>
- Teays Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Red House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red House <2>
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <2>
- Hurricane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hurricane is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <2>
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Packsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Cicerone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Flint Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Zona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Charleston, see our County-by-County Page for South Charleston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Charleston ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Charleston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Charleston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Charleston and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Charleston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of South Charleston.
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 South Charleston:
- 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 Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cabell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson 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
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam 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
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Kanawha County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Kanawha County
Cemeteries Near South Charleston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Charleston.
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 South Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Cobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cobbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobbs Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
- Thurston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Cemetery
- Graceland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Charleston.
- The Graceland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Graceland Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78482 <5>
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
- Bess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bess Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery
- Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin / Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
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- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery
- Adkins 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.<6>
While we didn't find South Charleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Charleston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Charleston, with the one closest to South Charleston listed first.
- Davis Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Mound ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- South Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ruffner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
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- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Rocky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Tornado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Malden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
- Mink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Raymond City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Poca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
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- Scary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Charleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Charleston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Charleston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
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- South Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3495, Longitude: -81.7094 In this case, the coordinates for South Charleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 South Charleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |