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 Ballengee (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 Ballengee. 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 and doctors 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.
Ballengee is primarily located in Monroe County. A portion of Ballengee extends into Summers 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Ballengee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballengee:
- Monroe County (The home county of Ballengee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wikel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Ballard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Peterstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Quinnimont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Maywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Prince
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Hilton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Clifftop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Alderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Fairlea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Kieffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Elgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oakvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Johnston Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Lashmeet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Matoaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Abraham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Daniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifftop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Terry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Sullivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tilden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Beckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Bargers Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Riffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Bellepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Brooklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- True
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bland County (VA)
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Captain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lurich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Kire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Glen Lyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bluff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pearisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Mountain Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Eggleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Sundance Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Pulaski County (VA)
- Parrott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballengee, see our County-by-County Page for Ballengee.
Cemeteries Near Ballengee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballengee.
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 Ballengee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballengee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <3>
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pence Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upland Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ballengee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballengee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballengee, with the one closest to Ballengee listed first.
- Bargers Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Talcott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hilldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Riffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Wiggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Indian Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wolfcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Lillydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballengee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballengee.
Newspapers Published in Ballengee ...
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 Ballengee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballengee, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballengee.
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 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 Ballengee:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballengee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Ballengee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |