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 Cashmere (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 Cashmere. 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.
Cashmere is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Cashmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cashmere:
- Monroe County (The home county of Cashmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Ballard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Assurance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wolfcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Spring Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Alderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Blake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Lashmeet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Shady Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Daniels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Princewick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tilden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Clifftop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Eastgulf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Pemberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Bargers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Pipestem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- True
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Talcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bellepoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Hinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere 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
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Rocky Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- 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)
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Captain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(23 miles [37 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 Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Kire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Eggleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Goodwins Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Prices Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Sundance Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Mount Tabor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Blacksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Bennetts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Ellett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Raintree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Parrott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wurno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Draper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Radford City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Radford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Bluefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cashmere, see our County-by-County Page for Cashmere.
Cemeteries Near Cashmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cashmere.
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 Cashmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cashmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Karnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovern Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hare Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Lively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woolwine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cashmere had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cashmere, with the one closest to Cashmere listed first.
- Ballard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Peterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Indian Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Crumps Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Glen Lyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lindside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cashmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cashmere.
Newspapers Published in Cashmere ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cashmere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cashmere, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cashmere.
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 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 Cashmere:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cashmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cashmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |