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 Blair (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 Blair. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Blair is located in Logan County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Blair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blair:
- Logan County (The home county of Blair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Fort Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Accoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- West Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <2>
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Wilkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilkinson is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinson <2>
- Mallory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Switzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hedgeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Clothier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Hewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Jeffrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ramage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Secoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Bob White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Cazy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Bim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Pax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Elkridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - McDunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Winifrede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Marmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
- Marmet is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <2>
- Ronda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <2>
- Cabin Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Witcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Dupont City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Harts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Harts is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <2>
- Alkol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Wewanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Sod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Yawkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Priestley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Tango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Alum Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alum Creek <2>
- Myra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Garretts Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Wyoming City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Davy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Iaeger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Pie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Dingess
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Baisden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden
- Baisden is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baisden <2>
- Musick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Gilbert Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Delbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
- Delbarton is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <2>
- Wharncliffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharncliffe
- Wharncliffe is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharncliffe <2>
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
- Matewan is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <2>
- Thacker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Montcoal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Stickney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Packsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Naoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <2>
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Zada
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Tolleys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Slab Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Cove Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Wilsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Doane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Kopperston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <2>
- Uno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Cub City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Sun Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Clear Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Baileysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Rock View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Wyoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Fanny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Keyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Buskirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- McCarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
- McCarr is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <2>
- Freeburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Majestic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - South Williamson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamson
- South Williamson is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamson <2>
- Stopover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Toler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
- Belfry is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <2>
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Phelps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Phelps is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blair, see our County-by-County Page for Blair.
Newspapers Published in Blair ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blair, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blair.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blair:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Logan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Logan County
Cemeteries Near Blair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blair.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Yolyn Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yolyn Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yolyn Community Cemetery
- Chambers Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Family Cemetery
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bias Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343734 <5>
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrell Cemetery
- Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pauley Cemetery
- Pauley Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462177 <5>
- Albright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Bias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77762 <5>
- Epling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78295 <5>
- Continue List (841 more) ...
- Lowe Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowe Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Man.
- The Lowe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowe Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498770 <5>
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78480 <5>
- Bias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias Cemetery
- Lowe Family Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Blair in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blair.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blair, with the one closest to Blair listed first.
- Hewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Boone County
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Bandytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Christian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
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- Chapmanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <2>
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
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- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Oceana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
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- Jarrolds Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Foster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blair.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Blair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8784, Longitude: -81.8279 In this case, the coordinates for Blair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |