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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Aplin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aplin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aplin, 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 Aplin (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 Aplin. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Aplin is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Aplin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aplin:
- Jackson County (The home county of Aplin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Statts Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
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- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Pink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Hur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Oka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Orma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Big Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Lydia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Island Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Wills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Wellford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Elkview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Jarretts Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Clendenin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Grimms Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Letart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
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- Fivemile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ritchie County
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Graux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Peewee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Burning Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Slate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Letart Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aplin, see our County-by-County Page for Aplin.
Cemeteries Near Aplin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aplin.
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 Aplin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aplin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Siniaville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodfell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harpold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Litton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waybright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Aplin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aplin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aplin, with the one closest to Aplin listed first.
- Statts Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Belgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Gay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Red Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Louther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louther is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louther
- Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Higby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Flatfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarence is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aplin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aplin.
Newspapers Published in Aplin ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aplin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aplin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aplin.
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 helpful 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 Aplin:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs 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 Aplin, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aplin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |