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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 Blue Rock (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 Blue Rock. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blue Rock is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Blue Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Rock:

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Blue Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
    • Lee Bell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
      • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
    • Huttonsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Helvetia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cassity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
    • Elkwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
      • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Pickens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Monterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Womelsdorf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
      • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Blue Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
  • Barbour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Junior
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
      • Junior is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Audra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
      • Audra is located in Barbour County
    • Belington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Valley Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Calhoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhoun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Barbour County
    • Tygart Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tygart Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
      • Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Barbour County
    • Elk City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Barbour County
    • Vannoys Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vannoys Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
      • Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
    • Wellington Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
      • Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
    • Philippi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Milroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
    • Falls Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
      • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
    • Knawl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knawl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
      • Knawl is located in Braxton County
    • Bulltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
      • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
    • Corley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
    • Napier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
      • Napier is located in Braxton County
    • Palmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Orlando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Braxton County
    • Heaters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Flatwoods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
    • Rollyson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
      • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Duffy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duffy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
    • Crawford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lewis County
    • Garton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Aberdeen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
    • Alkires Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Lewis County
    • Cox Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • Smith Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Wildell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
      • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
    • Durbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <3>
    • Frank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
      • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
    • Slaty Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Thornwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
      • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
    • Arbovale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sitlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
      • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
  • Tucker County
    • Pleasant Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
      • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Queens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
      • Queens is located in Upshur County
    • Alton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
    • Beans Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
    • Goshen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Upshur County
    • Sand Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
      • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
    • Tallmansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmansville
      • Tallmansville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmansville <3>
    • Wilsontown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Kanawha Head
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Adrian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Upshur County
    • Hoover Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hacker Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Replete
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
    • Big Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Webster County
    • Orndoff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
    • Ralph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
    • Addison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Excelsior
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Webster County
    • Erbacon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
      • Erbacon is located in Webster County
    • Halo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Rock.

Cemeteries Near Blue Rock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Rock.

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 Blue Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Brick Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brick Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooks Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Helvetia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crouch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Long Run Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lanham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Blue Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Rock.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Rock, with the one closest to Blue Rock listed first.

  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Palace Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
    • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Lee Bell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
    • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Huff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Helvetia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Huttonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Cassity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
    • Cassity is located in Randolph County
  • Pickens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Upshur County
  • Selbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
    • Selbyville is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Queens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
      • Queens is located in Upshur County
    • Alton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
    • Mayton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
      • Mayton is located in Webster County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Rock.

Newspapers Published in Blue Rock ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Rock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Rock, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Rock.

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 Blue Rock:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Blue Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Blue Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7248, Longitude: -80.0909       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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