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 Bartow (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 Bartow. 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 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.
Bartow is located in Pocahontas County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Bartow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bartow:
- Pocahontas County (The home county of Bartow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Frank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Thornwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <2>
- Arbovale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Cass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sitlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Frost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Slaty Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Thorny Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Onoto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zigler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Moyers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Macksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Propstburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
- Onego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Ruddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Brandywine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Elkwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huttonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Blue Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Monterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Beverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Cassity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Florence ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Queens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Beans Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Bolar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
- Mountain Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Meadowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Possum Trot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <2>
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- McDowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Palo Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palo Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bartow, see our County-by-County Page for Bartow.
Cemeteries Near Bartow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartow.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bartow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Yeager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeager Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Goodsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hauchen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauchen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauchen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hobart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Arbovale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbovale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbovale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Milroy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Milroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wanless Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanless Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Grass Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ware Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Bartow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bartow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bartow, with the one closest to Bartow listed first.
- Green Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- New Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
- New Hampden is located in Highland County (VA)
- Dunmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <2>
- Meadowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Elkwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Valley Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
- Valley Head is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <2>
- Vanderpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- Vanderpool is located in Highland County (VA)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <2>
- Dry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Randolph County
- Mill Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County (VA)
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- Huttonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Clover Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bartow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bartow.
Newspapers Published in Bartow ...
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 Bartow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bartow, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bartow.
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 Bartow:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pocahontas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Pendleton County
- Randolph County
- Upshur County
- Bath County
- Highland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bartow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Bartow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Bartow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bartow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5412, Longitude: -79.7842 In this case, the coordinates for Bartow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |