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 Anchor (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 Anchor. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Anchor is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Anchor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anchor:
- Boone County (The home county of Anchor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Manila
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Hewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Jeffrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Powell Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Ramage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Clothier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Salt Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Winifrede
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Tornado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Rock Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Chesapeake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Loudendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Marmet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Dupont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Alkol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Harts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Wewanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Sod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Priestley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Myra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Banco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Mitchell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Dingess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Delbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Baisden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Kermit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Blackberry City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Hurricane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scott Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Montcoal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Dorothy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Pineknob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Nestlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Kiahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Doane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Armilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Kopperston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Clear Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Lovely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Beauty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Buskirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anchor, see our County-by-County Page for Anchor.
Cemeteries Near Anchor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anchor.
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 Anchor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anchor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Old Stollings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Workman Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willie Stollings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zatto Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stacy Belle Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (920 more) ...
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden Cemetery
- The Baisden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
- Ellis Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374976 <2>
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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 Anchor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anchor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Chapmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Spurlockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Van
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Bandytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peytona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Griffithsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Man
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anchor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anchor.
Newspapers Published in Anchor ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anchor, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anchor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Anchor:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike 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 Anchor, 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 from Point A (ie- Anchor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |