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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 Aldersons Ferry (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 Aldersons Ferry. 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 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.
Aldersons Ferry is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Aldersons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldersons Ferry:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Aldersons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Alderson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frazier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairlea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kieffer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Clendenenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Maywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Quinnimont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Hilton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Prince
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Clifftop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Elgood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Wolfcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wikel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Runa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Abraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Shady Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifftop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Daniels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Terry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Piney View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Stanaford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- White Stick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Beckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Riffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Packs Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Alleghany County (VA)
- Moss Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Captain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Kire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Rich Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Lurich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eggleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Shumate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aldersons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Aldersons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Aldersons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldersons Ferry.
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 Aldersons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aldersons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pence Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Suttle is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342096 <2>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <2>
- Coffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
- Upland Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Aldersons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aldersons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aldersons Ferry, with the one closest to Aldersons Ferry listed first.
- Alderson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Santifee is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santifee
- Riffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Blaker Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Wolfcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Fort Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Sinks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Talcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Nickells Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nickells Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickells Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aldersons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldersons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Aldersons Ferry ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldersons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldersons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldersons Ferry.
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 Aldersons Ferry:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Craig County
- Giles 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Aldersons Ferry) 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 Aldersons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |