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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Algeria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Algeria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Algeria, 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 Algeria (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 Algeria. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Algeria is historic, it would have been located within present day Pleasants 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 Pleasants County: Washington (OH), Ritchie, Tyler & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Algeria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Algeria:
- Pleasants County (The home county of Algeria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Sugar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Adlai
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Willow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Calhoun County
- Freed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Duckworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Doak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- New Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Miletus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Newberne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Lewis County
- Hurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Marshall County
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- League
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pennsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Toll Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pullman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cokeleys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sistersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Paden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Minnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- New Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Childs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bebee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Proctor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Dallison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Parkers Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Kanawha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Fly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Laings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Edwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Mount Carrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Woodsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Harriettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dexter City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Crooked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Fulda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- South Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Wade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Matamoras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Deucher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Newell Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Steel Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Yankeeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Sandhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Algeria, see our County-by-County Page for Algeria.
Cemeteries Near Algeria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Algeria.
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 Algeria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Algeria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Beech Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bibbys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (623 more) ...
- Beavertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holdren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Algeria itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Algeria, with the one closest to Algeria listed first.
- Wasp
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wasp is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasp
- Twiggs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twiggs is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
- Sugar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Lytton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wick is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- DeLong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- McKim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Bert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bert is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert
- Raven Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Algeria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Algeria.
Newspapers Published in Algeria ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Algeria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Algeria, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Algeria.
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 Algeria:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pleasants County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Washington 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 Algeria, 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Algeria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |