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 Burk (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 Burk. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Burk 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 Burk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burk:
- Preston County (The home county of Burk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Masontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arthurdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Kingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tunnelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Kasson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Clemtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Valley Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Adaland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Kalamazoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Meriden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Vannoys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Bayard
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 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 Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Wyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Despard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Lumberport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Barrackville
(18 miles [29 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
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Brookhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cheat Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- 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
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Osage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Yates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Oreide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Pierce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk 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
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Loch Lynn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Deer Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Accident
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Haydentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- New Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Fairchance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Shoaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Dilliner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Kirby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Gump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Listonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burk, see our County-by-County Page for Burk.
Cemeteries Near Burk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burk.
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 Burk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Reedsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Nuce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen 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 Burk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burk, with the one closest to Burk listed first.
- Reedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Masontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Herring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Howesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Dellslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Halleck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Snider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Kingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Jessop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jessop is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessop
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Clinton Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burk.
Newspapers Published in Burk ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burk, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burk.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burk:
- 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
- Tucker County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset 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 Burk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |