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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ackerman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ackerman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ackerman, please Contact Us.
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 Ackerman (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 Ackerman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ackerman is historic, it would have been located within present day Mineral County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Grant, Hampshire & Hardy.
Below are the counties that are near Ackerman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ackerman:
- Mineral County (The home county of Ackerman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Short Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Carpendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Grant County
- Medley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Okonoko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Romney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Higginsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Slanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Paw Paw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hansrote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Pinto
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Frost ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- La Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Rawlings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Clarysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Avilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bittinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kitzmiller
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Accident
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cooks Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Hyndman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kegg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Purcell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Charlesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Manns Choice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Wellersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Fairhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Glade City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Johnsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coal Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Meyersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Frederick County (VA)
- Good
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ackerman, see our County-by-County Page for Ackerman.
Cemeteries Near Ackerman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ackerman.
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 Ackerman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ackerman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lease Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland (MD).
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <3>
- Loar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Culp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inkeep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Ackerman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ackerman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ackerman, with the one closest to Ackerman listed first.
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Seymour
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Cresaptown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinto
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Bier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bier is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Ridgeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Vale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Eckhart Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Borden Shaft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Ocean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ackerman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ackerman.
Newspapers Published in Ackerman ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackerman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ackerman, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ackerman.
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 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 Ackerman:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mineral County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ackerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ackerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |