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 Blount (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 Blount. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blount is located in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County : Boone , Clay , Fayette , Jackson , Lincoln , Nicholas , Putnam , Raleigh & Roane .
Below are the counties that are near Blount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blount:
Kanawha County (The home county of Blount)
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Coco (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco Coco is located in Kanawha County Coal Fork (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County Pinch (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch Pinch is located in Kanawha County Cedar Grove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
Three Mile (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Three Mile is located in Kanawha County East Bank (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank East Bank is located in Kanawha County Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
Glasgow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Glasgow is located in Kanawha County Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
Malden (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Big Chimney (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County Belle (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
Dupont City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City Dupont City is located in Kanawha County Airport Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village Airport Village is located in Kanawha County Airport Village has also been known as:
Airport Boone County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Bloomingrose (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose Bloomingrose is located in Boone County Comfort (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Eden (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Eden is located in Boone County Joes Creek (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek Joes Creek is located in Boone County Racine (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine Racine is located in Boone County Rumble (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Rumble is located in Boone County Seth (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Sharlow (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow Sharlow is located in Boone County Ashford (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Brushton (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton Brushton is located in Boone County Dartmont (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont Dartmont is located in Boone County Fosterville (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fosterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville Fosterville is located in Boone County Calhoun County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Oka (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka Oka is located in Calhoun County Mudfork (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork Mudfork is located in Calhoun County Stinson (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Stinson is located in Calhoun County Clay County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Porter (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Porter is located in Clay County Procious (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious Procious is located in Clay County Elkhurst (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst Elkhurst is located in Clay County Hartland (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Hartland is located in Clay County Clay (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Valley Fork (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork Valley Fork is located in Clay County Spread (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Spread is located in Clay County Gould (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Gould is located in Clay County Dink (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink Dink is located in Clay County Harrison (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Harrison is located in Clay County Ira (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira Ira is located in Clay County Fayette County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Cannelton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton Cannelton is located in Fayette County Crescent (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Crescent is located in Fayette County Montgomery (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Smithers (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers Smithers is located in Fayette County Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <3>
Kimberly (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Kimberly is located in Fayette County Mount Carbon (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County Powellton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton Powellton is located in Fayette County Falls View (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View Falls View is located in Fayette County Gauley Bridge (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <3>
Elkridge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Elkridge is located in Fayette County McDunn (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn McDunn is located in Fayette County Romont (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont Romont is located in Fayette County Jackson County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Romance (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance Romance is located in Jackson County Fletcher (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Fletcher is located in Jackson County Kentuck (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck Kentuck is located in Jackson County Kenna (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Aplin ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin Aplin is located in Jackson County Lincoln County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Alum Creek (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Priestley (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley Priestley is located in Lincoln County Sod (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod Sod is located in Lincoln County Garretts Bend (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County Tango (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango Tango is located in Lincoln County East ‑ Historic(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East East is located in Lincoln County Alkol (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol Alkol is located in Lincoln County Yawkey (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey Yawkey is located in Lincoln County Nicholas County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Dixie (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Dixie is located in Nicholas County Beech Glen (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County Albion ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Albion is located in Nicholas County Tipton (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Tipton is located in Nicholas County Zela (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela Zela is located in Nicholas County Keslers Cross Lanes (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County Morrison ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Morrison is located in Nicholas County Putnam County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Poca (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca Poca is located in Putnam County Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <3>
Raymond City (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City Raymond City is located in Putnam County Morgans Landing (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County Bancroft (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft Bancroft is located in Putnam County Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
Liberty (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Liberty is located in Putnam County Sigman (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman Sigman is located in Putnam County Paradise (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Paradise is located in Putnam County Scott Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village Scott Village is located in Putnam County Teays Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley Teays Valley is located in Putnam County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <3>
Red House (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Winfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Teays Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village Teays Village is located in Putnam County Raleigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Dorothy (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Dorothy is located in Raleigh County Packsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville Packsville is located in Raleigh County Montcoal (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal Montcoal is located in Raleigh County Stickney (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Stickney is located in Raleigh County Roane County
The following are listed by their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Pigeon (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Pigeon is located in Roane County Mattie ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie Mattie is located in Roane County Cicerone (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone Cicerone is located in Roane County Kester ‑ Historic(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester Kester is located in Roane County Walton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Looneyville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville Looneyville is located in Roane County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <3>
Woodyard ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard Woodyard is located in Roane County Rushville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Rushville is located in Roane County Roxalana (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana Roxalana is located in Roane County Zona (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona Zona is located in Roane County Flint Town (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town Flint Town is located in Roane County Graux (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux Graux is located in Roane County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blount, see our County-by-County Page for Blount .
Cemeteries Near Blount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blount.
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 Blount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Patterson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Kennedy Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Hunter Cemetery 2 (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery 2 Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery 2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Hunter Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Cline Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Morris Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Odell Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odell Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Perry Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Younger Branch Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younger Branch Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Younger Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Vickers Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Woody Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Ward Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (649 more) ...
Mt. Lewis Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lewis Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Blakley Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakley Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> O Dell Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O Dell Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Blount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blount.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blount, with the one closest to Blount listed first.
Odell (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Odell is located in Kanawha County Coco (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco Coco is located in Kanawha County Cedar Grove (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
Kendalia (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia Kendalia is located in Kanawha County Malden (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
East Bank (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank East Bank is located in Kanawha County Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
Spangler (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Spangler is located in Kanawha County Gazil ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gazil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil Gazil is located in Kanawha County Shrewsbury (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County Coalburg (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg Coalburg is located in Kanawha County Crown Hill (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County Jarrett (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Jarrett is located in Kanawha County Continue List (13 more) ...
Pond Gap (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County Kanawha City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County Winifrede Junction (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winifrede Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blount. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blount .
Newspapers Published in Blount ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blount.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blount, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Blount.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blount:
Websites specific to West Virginia Pages specific to Kanawha County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Boone County Calhoun County Clay County Fayette County Jackson County Lincoln County Nicholas County Putnam County Raleigh County Roane County Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blount. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Kanawha County: https://kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Blount, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Blount) to Point B.