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 Big Run (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 Big Run. 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 Big Run ...
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.
Another variation: Bigrun.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Big Run. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Run.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Big Run is located in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Big Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Run:
- Wetzel County (The home county of Big Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Kodol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- New Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Shinnston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Rymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Mannington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Helens Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Monongah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Bannen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Rosbys Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Rocklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Calis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wadestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Blacksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hagans
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Arnettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Smithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sugar Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Adlai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Toll Gate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Pennsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- Oreide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Big Moses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Friendly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Captina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Vadis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Benwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Fly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Laings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Mount Carrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Matamoras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Fayette County (PA)
- Fairchance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- New Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Jollytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Aleppo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashtree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- McCracken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Higbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ryerson Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Holbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Spraggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Rutan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Washington County (PA)
- Beham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Run, see our County-by-County Page for Big Run.
Cemeteries Near Big Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Run.
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 Big Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Willey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chutes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Utt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shuman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (663 more) ...
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap 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.<2>
While we didn't find Big Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Run, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.
- Sincerity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brink is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Earnshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earnshaw is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw
- Endicott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Endicott is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Wileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wileyville is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville
- Rymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Run.
Newspapers Published in Big Run ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Run, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Run.
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 either 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 Big Run:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington 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> | 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 Big Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |