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 Leith (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 Leith. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Leith is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Leith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leith:
- Washington County (The home county of Leith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Wade
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County
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- Deucher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County
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- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
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- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Steel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
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- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
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- Newell Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
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- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
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- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
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- Yankeeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
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- Sandhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
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- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Fly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
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- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
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- Edwina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
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- Benwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
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- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Laings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Mount Carrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Woodsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- Hackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Harriettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
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- Dexter City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Fulda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
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- South Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
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- Ashton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
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- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
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- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sarahsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Calhoun County (WV)
- Freed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Doddridge County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Duckworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Doak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County (WV)
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- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- New Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- DeLong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Saint Marys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Adlai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Schultz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Willow Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- League
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hannahdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Toll Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Petroleum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cokeleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Adonis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Plum Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Sistersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Middlebourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Big Moses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Iuka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Minnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- New Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Barker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dallison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
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- Parkers Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
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- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leith, see our County-by-County Page for Leith.
Cemeteries Near Leith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leith.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Leith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Murdock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holdren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Lamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clay Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Leith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leith, with the one closest to Leith listed first.
- Wade
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Raven Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Deucher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- DeLong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Lytton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lytton is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Long Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Archers Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saint Marys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Wasp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wasp is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leith.
Newspapers Published in Leith ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leith, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leith:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Leith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |