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 Bonnie (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 Bonnie. 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.
Bonnie is located in Braxton 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 Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Bonnie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonnie:
- Braxton County (The home county of Bonnie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Heaters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollyson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Lloydsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Napier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Falls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Stinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Grantsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Oka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Ira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Widen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Saint Clara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Normantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Stumptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Conings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- McWhorter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Duffy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Valley Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Birch River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muddlety
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Helvetia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Burnt House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Kanawha Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Frenchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Rock Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Wilsontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Hoover Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Abbott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Replete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Erbacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Hacker Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Halo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Excelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Cowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Welch Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Ralph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Upperglade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonnie, see our County-by-County Page for Bonnie.
Cemeteries Near Bonnie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonnie.
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 Bonnie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonnie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<2> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Right Hand Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camden Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sutton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutton Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sutton.
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braxton County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Bonnie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonnie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonnie, with the one closest to Bonnie listed first.
- Lloydsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Heaters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollyson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutlips
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Copen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Little Otter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Hyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hyers is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- German ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonnie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonnie.
Newspapers Published in Bonnie ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonnie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonnie, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonnie.
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 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 Bonnie:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonnie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Bonnie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |