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 Captina (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 Captina. 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 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.
Captina is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Belmont (OH), Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Washington (PA), Ohio & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Captina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Captina:
- Marshall County (The home county of Captina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adaline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Loudenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Kausooth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- McMechen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Windsor Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- Alliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Rymer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Logansport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Point Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Pleasants County
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Paden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sistersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adonis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bebee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Childs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Anthem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Captina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Vadis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Armstrongs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Anvil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bellaire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neffs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Guernsey County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Quaker City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Harrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Blairmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Highland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Olszeski Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Tiltonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Dillonvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Rayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adena is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <1>
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Beallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Laings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Benwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Jerusalem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Harriettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Kennonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Matamoras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Ward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- McCracken
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Ryerson Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Aleppo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Higbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- New Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Nettle Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Ashtree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Rutan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Holbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Jollytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Beham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Good Intent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- West Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Claysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Captina, see our County-by-County Page for Captina.
Cemeteries Near Captina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Captina.
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 Captina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Captina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Doty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rine - Yoho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hobart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130464 <2>
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Old Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Captina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Captina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Captina, with the one closest to Captina listed first.
- Woodlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlands is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Graysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graysville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franklin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Cresap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cresap is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresap
- Powhatan Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Meighen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meighen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meighen
- Rosbys Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Captina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Lynn Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Camp is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Camp
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dilles Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dilles Bottom is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilles Bottom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Captina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Captina.
Newspapers Published in Captina ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Captina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Captina, 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 Captina.
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 Captina:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brooke County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Captina, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Captina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |