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 Bloomery (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 Bloomery. 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 southeast 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 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.
Bloomery is located in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Bloomery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomery:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Bloomery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Good
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Slanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Okonoko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Lehew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Sedan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Donaldson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hedgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Little Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Swan Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Falling Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Wardensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Middleway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Headsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Wiley Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Cherry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Keifers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oldtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Spring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Cliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Pearre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Purcell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Fulton County (PA)
- Warfordsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Wadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Good
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Shockeysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Cross Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Siler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Rock Enon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lehew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rosenberger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomery, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomery.
Cemeteries Near Bloomery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomery.
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 Bloomery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Redland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Touhey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomery had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomery, with the one closest to Bloomery listed first.
- Cold Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Whitacre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitacre is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitacre
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- North River Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Siler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Gore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Slanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Gainesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesboro is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Haven is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Haven
- Little Cacapon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomery.
Newspapers Published in Bloomery ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomery, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomery.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bloomery:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- 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 Bloomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |