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 Bethesda (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 Bethesda. 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.
Bethesda is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Bethesda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethesda:
- Wayne County (The home county of Bethesda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Armilda
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Nestlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Fort Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Layville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
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- Dodson Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
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- Horse Creek Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Julian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Sarah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Reid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Salt Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Huntington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Barboursville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- West Hamlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Wewanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Spears ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Hamlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Palermo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Harts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Yawkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Whirlwind
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Big Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Mitchell Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Greyeagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dingess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Putnam County
- Hurricane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Boltsfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Catlettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Cannonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Normal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cliffside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Rush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Jeriel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mount Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Beetle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beetle is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Pactolus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Bellefonte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hunnewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Argillite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Lowmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nippa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Flatgap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Tutor Key
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Williamsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Wittensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Potters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Smoky Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Fallsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Gallia County (OH)
- Crown City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Chesapeake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sybene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Proctorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Athalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Coal Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Andis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Linnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethesda, see our County-by-County Page for Bethesda.
Cemeteries Near Bethesda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethesda.
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 Bethesda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethesda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Community Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (950 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Bethesda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethesda.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethesda, with the one closest to Bethesda listed first.
- East Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Gilkerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Dickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Ferguson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hubbardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Fort Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethesda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethesda.
Newspapers Published in Bethesda ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethesda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethesda, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethesda.
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 Bethesda:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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> | 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 Bethesda, 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' (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- Bethesda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |