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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brittain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brittain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brittain, please Contact Us.
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 Brittain (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 Brittain. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Brittain is historic, it would have been located within present day Taylor 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 Taylor County: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia & Preston.
Below are the counties that are near Brittain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brittain:
- Taylor County (The home county of Brittain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Fetterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Brydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Knottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Adaland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Berryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Pepper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Wellington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Vannoys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Big Isaac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Shinnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Despard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Anmoore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Nutter Fort
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Quiet Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Gore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Jane Lew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lightburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hammond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Garden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Smithtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Laurel Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Hagans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Gladesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Macomber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Kingwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rowlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Albright
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 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 south)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Whyte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Gilman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Parsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Pleasant Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Hendricks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Teter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Swamp Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Buckhannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gormley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Reger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Hundred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Garrett County (MD)
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Fairchance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Jollytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Gump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brittain, see our County-by-County Page for Brittain.
Cemeteries Near Brittain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brittain.
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 Brittain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brittain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Linn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grafton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Virginia National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grafton National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <3>
- Amnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Current Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
Brittain itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Fetterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Pruntytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Meadland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Knottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Forksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brittain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brittain.
Newspapers Published in Brittain ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brittain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brittain, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brittain.
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 either 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 Brittain:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brittain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Brittain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |