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 Aracoma (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 Aracoma. 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 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.
Aracoma is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Aracoma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aracoma:
- Logan County (The home county of Aracoma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- West Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peach Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Fort Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Wilkinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Mitchell Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Whitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Holden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Troy Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jeffrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Secoal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Low Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Harts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Alkol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- East ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sweetland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Wyoming City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Dingess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Musick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Delbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matewan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Chattaroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Montcoal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Naoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dorothy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Redbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Wilsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Cove Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Doane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Stonecoal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Kiahsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Cub City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Oceana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Kopperston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Baileysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Stoneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Rock View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Lawrence County (KY)
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Lovely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Inez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Debord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Buskirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Freeburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Belfry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ransom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Majestic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Huddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- McAndrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aracoma, see our County-by-County Page for Aracoma.
Cemeteries Near Aracoma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aracoma.
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 Aracoma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aracoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- George F. Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (890 more) ...
- Core Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bell 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.<2>
While we didn't find Aracoma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aracoma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aracoma, with the one closest to Aracoma listed first.
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Man
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Christian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Spurlockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aracoma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aracoma.
Newspapers Published in Aracoma ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aracoma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aracoma, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aracoma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Aracoma:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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 Aracoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Aracoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |