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 Baber (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 Baber. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Baber 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 Baber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baber:
- Logan County (The home county of Baber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Whirlwind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Peach Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Hedgeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Troy Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Fort Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Turtle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Layville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Hewett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Washington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Dodson Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Greenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Salt Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Barboursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Tornado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Rock Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Loudendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Sattes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- South Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Nitro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marmet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Harts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- East ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Dingess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Chattaroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Red Jacket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Hurricane
(29 miles [46.7 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 Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Montcoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Cove Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Nestlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Doane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- East Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Stonecoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- Cub City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Debord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- South Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Toler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- McCarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baber, see our County-by-County Page for Baber.
Cemeteries Near Baber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baber.
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 Baber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lily Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perrys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (915 more) ...
- Old Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Baber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baber, with the one closest to Baber listed first.
- Chapmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spurlockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hewett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Myra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Griffithsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baber.
Newspapers Published in Baber ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baber, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baber.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Baber:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Baber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |