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 Brownton (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 Brownton. 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.
Brownton is located in Barbour 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 Barbour County: Harrison, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Brownton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownton:
- Barbour County (The home county of Brownton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Pepper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Vannoys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Big Isaac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anmoore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Stonewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Despard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Nutter Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Saltwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
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- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Adamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Gore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Jane Lew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Lightburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Eldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
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- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
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- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Monongah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Samaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Neel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
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- Helens Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Palatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Smithtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Little Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Hagans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Laurel Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
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- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
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- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
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- Threefork Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
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- Tunnelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
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- Arthurdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
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- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sell is located in Preston County
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- Kingwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Midvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tigheville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
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- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
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- Gilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
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- Whyte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
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- Leadsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
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- Womelsdorf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Elkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
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- Cassity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
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- Canfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
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- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Astor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Sandy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
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- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
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- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Porterwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
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- Hambleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Teter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
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- Swamp Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Buckhannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
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- Gormley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
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- Sand Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Tallmansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
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- Abbott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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- Tenmile
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
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- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownton, see our County-by-County Page for Brownton.
Cemeteries Near Brownton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownton.
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 Brownton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Astor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oreslip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliffe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Taylor Drain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sayre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Brownton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Astor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Pepper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Overfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Craigmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Romines Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
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- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Meadland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownton.
Newspapers Published in Brownton ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownton, 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 Brownton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Brownton:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel 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> | 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 Brownton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |