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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 Shepherdstown (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 Shepherdstown. 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 Shepherdstown ...
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 occur.
Other variations include: Shephards Town and Shephardstown.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shepherdstown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepherdstown.
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 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.
Shepherdstown is located in Belmont 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 Belmont County: Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Shepherdstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shepherdstown:
- Belmont County (The home county of Shepherdstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Kinsman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
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- Blainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Bannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- East Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafferty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colerain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
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- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Leavittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Atwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Londonderry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Quaker City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
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- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
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- Salesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Winterset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Birmingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
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- Easton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Old Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Odell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Blairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Unionvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Narva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Cadiz Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Adena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Dillonvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Fernwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Valley Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Beallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Miltonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Clarington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Coats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Woodsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
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- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- West Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Stillwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Dennison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Uhrichsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Gnadenhutten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Tuscarawas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Barnhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Roswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Greene County (PA)
- Ryerson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- West Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Coon Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Acheson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- West Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Good Intent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Pattersons Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Claysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hanlin Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Cross Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Windsor Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Follansbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Weirton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- McMechen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sherrard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Moundsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Calis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Rosbys Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Glen Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Wheeling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Triadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Point Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shepherdstown, see our County-by-County Page for Shepherdstown.
Cemeteries Near Shepherdstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shepherdstown.
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 Shepherdstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shepherdstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Stiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wheeling Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Valley Cemetery
- The Wheeling Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeling Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabapple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- The Alley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harrisville Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Longview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Athens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furbay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shepherdstown had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shepherdstown, with the one closest to Shepherdstown listed first.
- Crabapple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crabapple is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Fairpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Lafferty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- East Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Saint Clairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
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- Adena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shepherdstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shepherdstown.
Newspapers Published in Shepherdstown ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepherdstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shepherdstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shepherdstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shepherdstown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Belmont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio 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 Shepherdstown, 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- Shepherdstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |