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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 Brush Camp Low Place (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 Brush Camp Low Place. 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.

Brush Camp Low Place is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Brush Camp Low Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush Camp Low Place:

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Brush Camp Low Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Blue Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Mingo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Monterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Head
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Pickens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Helvetia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lee Bell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
    • Huttonsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Milroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Palmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Corley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Falls Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
    • Little Birch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Loveridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
    • Oscar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Lewis County
    • Duffy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Richwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tioga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Craigsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saxman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saxman is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Beaver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Slaty Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
    • Onoto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
    • Cass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sitlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
    • Thorny Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
    • Marlinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Arbovale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Green Bank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buckeye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Durbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Frost
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Goshen is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Alexander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alexander is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Kanawha Head
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
    • Alton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Beans Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
    • Wilsontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
    • Queens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Queens is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
    • Rock Cave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Tenmile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Frenchton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Frenchton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
    • Hoover Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Ralph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Addison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Orndoff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
    • Excelsior
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Excelsior is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Hacker Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Upperglade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Upperglade is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
    • Big Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Run is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Halo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
    • Cowen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Welch Glade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Erbacon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Erbacon is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
  • Bath County (VA)
    • Mountain Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Highland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Meadowdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Hightown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush Camp Low Place, see our County-by-County Page for Brush Camp Low Place.

Cemeteries Near Brush Camp Low Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush Camp Low Place.

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 Brush Camp Low Place - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush Camp Low Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.

  • Varner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadowland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stainaker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pt. Mountain Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Fork Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Hilltop Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wanless Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cutlip Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Brush Camp Low Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brush Camp Low Place.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush Camp Low Place, with the one closest to Brush Camp Low Place listed first.

  • Blue Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
  • Bergoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bergoo is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
  • Monterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodzell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodzell is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodzell
  • Bernardstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bernardstown is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown
  • Ralph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ralph is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Edray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Clover Lick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
  • Addison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Addison is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jumbo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumbo is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pickens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Marlinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush Camp Low Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Camp Low Place.

Newspapers Published in Brush Camp Low Place ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Camp Low Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brush Camp Low Place, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brush Camp Low Place.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brush Camp Low Place:

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 Brush Camp Low Place, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brush Camp Low Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.