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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about McCoole (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 McCoole. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

McCoole is located in Allegany County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near McCoole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCoole:

  • Allegany County     (The home county of McCoole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Westernport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Luke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
      • Luke is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Barton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Moscow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Allegany County
    • Nikep
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
      • Nikep is located in Allegany County
    • Rawlings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
      • Rawlings is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <1>
    • Lonaconing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Allegany County
    • Midland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Frost ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Allegany County
    • Ocean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
      • Ocean is located in Allegany County
    • Klondike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Allegany County
  • Garrett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County
    • Kitzmiller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitzmiller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
      • Kitzmiller is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitzmiller <1>
    • Swanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Schell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
      • Schell is located in Garrett County
    • Altamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altamont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Garrett County
    • Bittinger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
    • Grantsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loch Lynn Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
      • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • McHenry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <1>
    • Mountain Lake Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
      • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
    • Accident
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Stringtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Hyndman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <1>
  • Somerset County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Wellersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Salisbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Boynton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • West Salisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
      • West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Wittenberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Callimont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Glade City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
      • Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Meyersdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Summit Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
      • Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • West Meyersdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Meyersdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
      • West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Hays Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
      • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Listonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Listonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
      • Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Grant County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Medley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Lahmansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lahmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
      • Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Bayard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Maysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Arthur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Dobbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
      • Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Seymourville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seymourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
      • Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Ritters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Vance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Wapocomo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wapocomo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Romney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Donaldson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donaldson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Three Churches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Augusta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Higginsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Slanesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Inkerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Fort Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Moorefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Baker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Keyser
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
      • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <1>
    • Piedmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Headsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Headsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Burlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Short Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Elk Garden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
      • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <1>
    • Sulphur City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Fort Ashby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <1>
    • Hartmansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
      • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Harrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Carpendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Paw Paw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hansrote
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hansrote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Preston County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.
    • Orr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Terra Alta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCoole, see our County-by-County Page for McCoole.

Cemeteries Near McCoole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoole.

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 McCoole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.

  • Dayton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadow View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Queens Meadows Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Queens Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queens Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queens Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potomac Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potomac Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potomac Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sulter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Urice & Kerns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urice & Kerns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabin Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabin Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabin Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Umstot Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umstot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umstot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miller Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerstell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerstell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerstell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find McCoole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCoole.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoole, with the one closest to McCoole listed first.

  • Keyser
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <1>
  • Dawson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Allegany County
  • Black Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
  • Westernport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Garrett County
  • West Virginia Central Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Virginia Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia Central Junction
    • West Virginia Central Junction is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Barton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Reeses Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
    • Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Warnocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warnocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
    • Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Windom ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
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    • Headsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Headsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Rawlings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
      • Rawlings is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <1>
    • Barnum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCoole. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoole.

Newspapers Published in McCoole ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoole, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCoole.

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 McCoole:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCoole. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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>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 McCoole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCoole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCoole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4465, Longitude: -78.9722       In this case, the coordinates for McCoole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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