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 Bridgeport (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 Bridgeport. 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 hospitals and 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.
Bridgeport is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeport:
- Harrison County (The home county of Bridgeport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Anmoore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Despard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Saltwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Spelter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Stonewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Nutter Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Adamston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Quiet Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Craigmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Adaland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Philippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Clemtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Tygart Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Big Isaac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- New Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Saint Clara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Avondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Jane Lew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lightburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Garton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Alkires Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Helens Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Monongah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Garden Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Smithtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Arnettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Little Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Hagans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Laurel Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Miracle Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Wadestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Midvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tigheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Whyte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Oreide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Flemington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Brydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Pruntytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fetterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Knottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Big Moses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Teter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Reger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Overhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Excelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Gormley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Sago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sand Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Adrian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Tallmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Kodol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Anthem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Round Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Greene County (PA)
- Jollytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeport, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeport.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
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 Bridgeport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benedum Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77854 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shinns Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elkview Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fortney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Branch 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bridgeport had a population of 455 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bridgeport had a population of 8,782 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Oreide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Glen Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Clarksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Adamston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Quiet Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Flemington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Craigmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Shinnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boothsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Lumberport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wilsonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bridgeport ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bridgeport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bridgeport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bridgeport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Bridgeport.
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 helpful 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 Bridgeport:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Greene 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 Bridgeport, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |