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 Bentons Ferry (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 Bentons Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Bentons Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bentons Ferry: Bentons Fry. (or less commonly used: Bentons Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Bentons Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bentons Ferry may originally have been Benton's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bentons Ferry might be written as Benton Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bentons Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bentons Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Bentons Ferry is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Bentons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bentons Ferry:
- Marion County (The home county of Bentons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Colfax
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Whitehall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Helens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Adaland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Pepper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Philippi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meriden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Wellington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Kasson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Big Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Despard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Gore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Jimtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Jane Lew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Valley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- Bannen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Smithtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hagans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Little Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Laurel Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Miracle Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Gladesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Threefork Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macomber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Oreide
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Pruntytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Fetterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Flemington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Yates ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Knottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Teter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Buckhannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hundred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Kodol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Anthem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Littleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Barker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Fairchance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Morris Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- New Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jollytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Spraggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Dunkard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Gump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Dilliner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Ashtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- New Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Nettle Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Fordyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bentons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bentons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bentons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bentons Ferry.
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 Bentons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bentons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Linns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Janes Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nuzum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bentons Ferry had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bentons Ferry, with the one closest to Bentons Ferry listed first.
- Gaston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Colfax
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Gaston Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Junction
- Boothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monongah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thoburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Everson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Everson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Oreide
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bentons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bentons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bentons Ferry ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bentons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bentons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bentons Ferry.
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 helpful 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 Bentons Ferry:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Bentons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bentons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |