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 Carew (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 Carew. 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 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.
Carew is located in Summers 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 Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Carew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carew:
- Summers County (The home county of Carew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pipestem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- True
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bargers Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Nimitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Prince
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Spring Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- McKendree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Kilsyth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Alderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Ronceverte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East River ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Johnston Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Lashmeet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wikel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Creamery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Shady Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Coal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Daniels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tilden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Pemberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Raleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Eastgulf
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Bud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Round Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Mechanicsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Hicksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Captain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Eggleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Montgomery County (VA)
- Prices Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Parrott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Fairlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Bluefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Pocahontas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Saint Clair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carew, see our County-by-County Page for Carew.
Cemeteries Near Carew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carew.
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 Carew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farley Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Pipestem.
- The Farley Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Archibald & Jermima Farley Cemetery
- Lovern Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovern Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Athens.
- The Lovern Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Casher Hill Cemetery
- Cashers Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77962 <3>
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adair Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Karnes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Lilly - Crews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly - Crews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lilly - Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Nimitz.
- The Lilly - Crews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960819 <3>
- Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Carew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carew, with the one closest to Carew listed first.
- Warford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warford is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Crumps Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Indian Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Pipestem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- True
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Cashmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Packs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Ellison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carew.
Newspapers Published in Carew ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carew, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carew.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Carew:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Summers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Tazewell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Carew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |