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 Advent (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 Advent. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Advent is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Advent. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Advent:
- Jackson County (The home county of Advent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Romance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Hereford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Meadowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Angerona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Emmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dartmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Rumble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Braxton County
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Cabell County
- Culloden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Pink
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Oka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Beech
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rocksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Mudfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Orma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Stinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Arnoldsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Hur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Losie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Elkhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Lydia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Island Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Wills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Elkview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Falling Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Reamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Big Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Clendenin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Alum Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Grimms Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Letart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Poca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eleanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Scott Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxalana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Lucile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Windy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Letart Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Spiller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Advent, see our County-by-County Page for Advent.
Cemeteries Near Advent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Advent.
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 Advent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Advent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Wheatcraft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Comer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blackshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shafer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hackney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Siders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mangus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Advent in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Advent.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Advent, with the one closest to Advent listed first.
- Island Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Kentuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Carney ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Kettle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Blundon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Ryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Higby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Goldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Flatfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
- Kenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Advent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Advent.
Newspapers Published in Advent ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Advent.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Advent, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Advent.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Advent:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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 Advent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Advent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |