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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Carney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carney, please Contact Us.
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 Carney (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 Carney. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Carney is historic, it would have been located within present day Kanawha 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Carney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carney:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Carney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Sissonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Aarons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Wills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Big Chimney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Youngs Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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- Pinch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
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- Three Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
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- Airport Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
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- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Dartmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
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- Emmons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
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- Grippe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
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- Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rumble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
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- Brushton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
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- Bloomingrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
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- Comfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Easly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
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- Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
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- Nellis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
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- Peytona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
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- Racine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Boone County
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- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Culloden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
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- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Oka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Bomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Cannelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Romance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Fairplain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Meadowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Alum Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
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- Priestley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
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- Sod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
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- Tango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Upland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
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- Arlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- Fivemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Letart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Nicholas County
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Poca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eleanor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scott Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Kester ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roxalana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Peewee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Letart Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carney, see our County-by-County Page for Carney.
Cemeteries Near Carney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carney.
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 Carney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sissonville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- John Beane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clendenin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (704 more) ...
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newhouser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
Carney itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
- Sissonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blundon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Island Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Pocatalico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Kettle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Goldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
- Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mink ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Kentuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rocky Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carney.
Newspapers Published in Carney ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carney, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carney.
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 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 Carney:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Carney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Carney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |