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 Bull Run (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 Bull Run. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bull Run is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Bull Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bull Run:
- Preston County (The home county of Bull Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Albright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Kasson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Clemtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Valley Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Adaland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Bayard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Mount Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Palatine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Barrackville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Smithtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Thornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- West Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Oreide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Hutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Accident
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Red House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Deer Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Bittinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Winstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Shoaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Dilliner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fordyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Draketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bull Run, see our County-by-County Page for Bull Run.
Cemeteries Near Bull Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bull Run.
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 Bull Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bull Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Fair View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blaney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Bull Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bull Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bull Run, with the one closest to Bull Run listed first.
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dellslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Valley Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Snider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bull Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bull Run.
Newspapers Published in Bull Run ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bull Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bull Run, 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 Bull Run.
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 Bull Run:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bull Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bull Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |