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 Amboy (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 Amboy. 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 doctors 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.
Amboy is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Amboy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amboy:
- Preston County (The home county of Amboy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
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- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
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- Sell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sell is located in Preston County
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- Rowlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terra Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Macomber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
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- Heathers Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Albright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Valley Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kalamazoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Clemtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Vannoys Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Meriden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Belington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Dobbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
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- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lahmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
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- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Mount Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Colfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Schell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Windom ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Brookhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cheat Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Laurel Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Dryfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whyte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Harman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- West Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Fetterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Pruntytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Flemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Pierce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hendricks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Porterwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Elk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Pleasant Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Canaan Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Luke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Hutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Fort Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Schell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kitzmiller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Markleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Ursina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amboy, see our County-by-County Page for Amboy.
Cemeteries Near Amboy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amboy.
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 Amboy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amboy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Beachy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belleview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deakins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Accident Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nine Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gnegy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gortner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Amboy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amboy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Eglon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Amblersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Sell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Rowlesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Horse Shoe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Hutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Terra Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Etam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amboy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amboy.
Newspapers Published in Amboy ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amboy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amboy, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amboy.
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 Amboy:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Somerset 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Amboy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |