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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 Riggs (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 Riggs. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Riggs 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 Riggs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riggs:
- Greene County (The home county of Riggs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- McCracken
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
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- Ryerson Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
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- Aleppo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Higbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
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- Nettle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
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- Rutan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
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- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
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- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
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- Ashtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County
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- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County
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- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
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- Jollytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County
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- Swarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Fairchance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
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- Arensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arensburg is located in Fayette County
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- Isabella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
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- Luzerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
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- La Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
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- Adah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
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- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Heistersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
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- Winstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
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- Alicia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
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- Atlantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
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- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Beham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beham is located in Washington County
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- Good Intent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County
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- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Washington County
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- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coon Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County
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- West Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
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- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Washington County
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- McCracken
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
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- Bentleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Lagonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lagonda is located in Washington County
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- Ten Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Shadyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Wheeling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Vadis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Martins Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anvil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Neffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Captina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Jacobsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Rayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiltonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Dillonvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Olszeski Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Clarington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Sardis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Shank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Wyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County (WV)
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- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Metz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Rymer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rymer is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Logansport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Mannington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Marion County (WV)
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- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Barrackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Rivesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Rocklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Kausooth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Glen Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Adaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Bannen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Rosbys Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Sherrard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Wana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Blacksville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Hagans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bowlby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Arnettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Maidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Valley Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Point Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Triadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Echo Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Wheeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clearview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Iuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
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- Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Round Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anthem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Kodol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Bebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Barker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Proctor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
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- Bane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riggs, see our County-by-County Page for Riggs.
Cemeteries Near Riggs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riggs.
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 Riggs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riggs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Schess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slonaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McVay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lazear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Staggers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centennial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Aleppo.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centennial Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172208 <2>
- Rock Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (614 more) ...
- Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<4>
While we didn't find Riggs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riggs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riggs, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- McCracken
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Aleppo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Higbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Ryerson Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Bristoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bristoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristoria
- Wind Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wind Ridge is located in Greene County
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- Morford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morford
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Greene County
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- Rocklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Nettle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Crows Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Mills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Mills
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rutan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Wolf Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
- Loudenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riggs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riggs.
Newspapers Published in Riggs ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riggs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riggs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riggs.
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 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 Riggs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Washington County
- Belmont County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Brooke County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riggs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Riggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |