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 Bellmeade (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 Bellmeade. 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.
Bellmeade is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Bellmeade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellmeade:
- Mason County (The home county of Bellmeade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fivemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Sandyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Westbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Wellston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Scottown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Athalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Middleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Welshtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Scioto County (OH)
- Hales Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellmeade, see our County-by-County Page for Bellmeade.
Cemeteries Near Bellmeade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellmeade.
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 Bellmeade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellmeade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (794 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bellmeade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellmeade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellmeade, with the one closest to Bellmeade listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Addison
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Addison is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Maggie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ambrosia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gallipolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Couch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellmeade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellmeade.
Newspapers Published in Bellmeade ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellmeade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellmeade, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellmeade.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bellmeade:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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' (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- Bellmeade) 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 Bellmeade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |