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 Creek (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 Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Brush Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brush Creek: Brush Crk. (or less commonly used: Brush Ck. or Brush Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brush Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brush Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Brush Creek is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Brush Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brush Creek:
- Boone County (The home county of Brush Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Nellis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Easly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Brushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Peytona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Grippe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Ashford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Andrew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Lory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Emmons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Sarah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Elkridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Kimberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- McDunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Smithers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Mount Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Falls View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Winifrede
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Loudendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Marmet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Dupont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Chelyan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Rock Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tornado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Witcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Cabin Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Priestley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Alkol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Alum Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Tango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Yawkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Garretts Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Palermo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sweetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Spears ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Hamlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Sodom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Banco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Fort Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Hedgeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whirlwind
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mingo County
- Dingess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Poca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scott Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Morgans Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Raymond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Teays Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eleanor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Packsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Naoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Cove Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Nestlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wyoming County
- Kopperston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brush Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Brush Creek.
Cemeteries Near Brush Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brush Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brush Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Dolin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolin Cemetery
- The Dolin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Creek Cemetery
- Dolin Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520733 <2>
- G.W. Estep Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dolan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louie Hood Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins - Javins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harless Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Andrew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78587 <2>
- Javins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Javins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atkins - Halstead Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Foster.
- The Atkins - Halstead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halstead - Cabell Cemetery
- Halstead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78565 <2>
- Continue List (827 more) ...
- Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brush Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brush Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brush Creek, with the one closest to Brush Creek listed first.
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Peytona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Winifrede
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Hewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davis Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Tornado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brush Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brush Creek.
Newspapers Published in Brush Creek ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brush Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brush Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brush Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brush Creek:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brush Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |