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 Burl (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 Burl. 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 and doctors 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.
Burl is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Burl. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burl:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Burl)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Zela
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Muddlety
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Runa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Donald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Odell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Beech Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Nettie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Herold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Strange Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Clem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Little Birch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Frametown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Gassaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Sutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Mudfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Oka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Widen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Wattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elkhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Spread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Bomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Dink
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Clifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Victor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Cotton Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Gauley Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Crichton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Lile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Quinwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Handley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Hollygrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Clendenin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Wellford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Coco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- East Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Pigeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burl, see our County-by-County Page for Burl.
Cemeteries Near Burl ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burl.
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 Burl - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burl covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCutchin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Gilgal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Burl in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burl.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burl, with the one closest to Burl listed first.
- Zela
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Gilboa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Enon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mount Lookout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Pool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Fowler Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hookersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burl. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burl.
Newspapers Published in Burl ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burl.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burl, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burl.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Burl:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Webster 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 Burl, 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- Burl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |