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 Kuhntown (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 Kuhntown. 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 hospitals and 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.
Kuhntown is located in Greene County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Fayette, Washington, Marshall (WV), Monongalia (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Kuhntown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kuhntown:
- Greene County (The home county of Kuhntown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Spraggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
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- Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
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- Gump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County
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- Jollytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
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- Ashtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
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- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
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- Nettle Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
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- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
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- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
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- Higbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
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- New Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
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- Aleppo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Fairchance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
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- Winstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
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- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- New Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
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- Point Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
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- East Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
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- Arensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
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- Isabella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
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- Heistersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Washington County
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- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Washington County
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- Ten Mile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
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- West Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
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- Bissell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
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- Beallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
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- Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beham is located in Washington County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellaire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Harrison County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Shinnston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Lumberport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Rosebud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Saltwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Spelter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Metz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Grant Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mannington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Katy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Rivesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rymer is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Barrackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Logansport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Bannen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kausooth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Loudenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Calis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Adaline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Glen Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Rosbys Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Wana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miracle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Wadestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Saint Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Sandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Hagans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Bowlby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Maidsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Point Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Triadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Echo Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Gladesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County (WV)
- Oreide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Tyler County (WV)
- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Anthem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Kodol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Bane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Barker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kuhntown, see our County-by-County Page for Kuhntown.
Cemeteries Near Kuhntown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kuhntown.
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 Kuhntown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kuhntown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Phillips New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Church Cemetery
- The Phillips Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eakin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Kuhntown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kuhntown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kuhntown, with the one closest to Kuhntown listed first.
- Pine Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bank is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
- Spraggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Buzz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buzz is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
- Brave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brave is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
- Jollytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Bula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bula is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Gump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ashtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Miracle Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kuhntown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kuhntown.
Newspapers Published in Kuhntown ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kuhntown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kuhntown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kuhntown.
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 Kuhntown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Belmont County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Kuhntown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kuhntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |