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 Candlewyck Place (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Candlewyck Place. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Candlewyck Place ...
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 Candlewyck Place: Candlewyck Pl. (or less commonly used: Candlewyck Plc.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Candlewyck Place is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Candlewyck Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Candlewyck Place:
- Putnam County (The home county of Candlewyck Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Teays Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Teays Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scott Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eleanor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgans Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Horse Creek Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Emmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Harless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Julian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Dartmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Grippe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dodson Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Layville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Morrisvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Ashford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brushton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Culloden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Barboursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crown City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Pea Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Melissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Kenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fairplain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Statts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Angerona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Nitro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Tornado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Elk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Garretts Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Alum Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Tango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Priestley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Hamlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Yawkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- West Hamlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Myra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Upland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Grimms Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Apple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Hogsett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Cicerone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Nestlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Armilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Bladen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Crown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Athalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scottown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Aid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Sybene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Meigs County (OH)
- Letart Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Candlewyck Place, see our County-by-County Page for Candlewyck Place.
Cemeteries Near Candlewyck Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Candlewyck Place.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Candlewyck Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Candlewyck Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- J L Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leadman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (862 more) ...
- Winfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Candlewyck Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Candlewyck Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Candlewyck Place, with the one closest to Candlewyck Place listed first.
- Teays
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Culloden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Poca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Candlewyck Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Candlewyck Place.
Newspapers Published in Candlewyck Place ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Candlewyck Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Candlewyck Place, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Candlewyck Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Candlewyck Place:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Wayne County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs 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 Candlewyck Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Candlewyck Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |