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 Bradshaw (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 Bradshaw. 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 hospitals 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.
Bradshaw is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Bradshaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradshaw:
- Logan County (The home county of Bradshaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Whitman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Switzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Wilkinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Fort Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Stirrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Ottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jeffrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Greenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Ramage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Powell Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Turtle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Harts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Alkol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- East ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Yawkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Wyoming City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Wilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Avondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Davy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Dingess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Musick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Matewan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Thacker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Chattaroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Montcoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Naoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Wilsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Stonecoal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Cub City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kopperston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Rock View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Lawrence County (KY)
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Lovely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Inez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Buskirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Freeburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Majestic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Belfry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ransom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Huddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradshaw, see our County-by-County Page for Bradshaw.
Cemeteries Near Bradshaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradshaw.
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 Bradshaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradshaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chauncey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- George F. Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baisden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Logan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (839 more) ...
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Estep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bradshaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bradshaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradshaw, with the one closest to Bradshaw listed first.
- Oilville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Chapmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Christian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Rural
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- North Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Canada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinsonfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Jamboree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradshaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradshaw.
Newspapers Published in Bradshaw ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradshaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradshaw, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradshaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bradshaw:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bradshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bradshaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |