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 Bennett (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 Bennett. 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.
Bennett is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Upshur & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Bennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett:
- Lewis County (The home county of Bennett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Alkires Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Duffy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Garton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Smith Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Vadis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Audra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Tygart Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Elk City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Pepper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Orlando
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Knawl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Rollyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Heaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Arnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Exchange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Staten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Grantsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Losie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Clay County
- Lydia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Saint Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Big Isaac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Miletus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- New Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Smithburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Doak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- West Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Conings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Newberne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- De Kalb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Normantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- McWhorter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Tichenal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Lost Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- West Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Craigmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- O'Neill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Reynoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Nutter Fort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Stonewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Nicholas County
- Birch River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Helvetia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Florence ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Burnt House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Pullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Frenchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Hoover Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Wilsontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Kanawha Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sago
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Buckhannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Replete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Hacker Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Erbacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Orndoff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Halo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Ralph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett.
Cemeteries Near Bennett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett.
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 Bennett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Orlando Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orlando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orlando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979009 <2>
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heater Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burnsville.
- The Heater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heater - Posey Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504948 <2>
- Riffle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- K of P Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Bennett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Aspinall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aspinall is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinall
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bealls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mills
- Walkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Hyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hyers is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyers
- Bulltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Rollyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Alkires Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett.
Newspapers Published in Bennett ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennett.
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 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 Bennett:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Nicholas County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Upshur County
- Webster 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Bennett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |