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 Carnifex Ferry (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 Carnifex Ferry. 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 and doctors 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.
Carnifex Ferry is located in Nicholas County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Carnifex Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carnifex Ferry:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Carnifex Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
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- Morrison ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
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- Albion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
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- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Zela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
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- Runa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
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- Beech Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
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- Odell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Donald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
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- Tolbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Strange Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Little Birch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
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- Widen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spread
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Elkhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gould
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Bomont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Ira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Procious
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Dink
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Leander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Victor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Romont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Ansted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Crichton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Orient Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Lile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
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- Charmco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
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- McRoss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kieffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Handley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Ronda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
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- Cabin Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Eskdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
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- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
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- Terry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Piney View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Abraham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stanaford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Skelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Stick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Clifftop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Sprague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Sweeneyburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Roane County
- Pigeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Erbacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carnifex Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Carnifex Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Carnifex Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carnifex Ferry.
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 Carnifex Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carnifex Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Legg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilgal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keenan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Carnifex Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carnifex Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carnifex Ferry, with the one closest to Carnifex Ferry listed first.
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mount Lookout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Leander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Pool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Albion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Zela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Fowler Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Gilboa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carnifex Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carnifex Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Carnifex Ferry ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carnifex Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carnifex Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carnifex Ferry.
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 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 Carnifex Ferry:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Summers County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Carnifex Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnifex Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |