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 Chelsea (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 Chelsea. 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.
Chelsea is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Columbiana (OH), Jefferson (OH), Beaver (PA), Washington (PA) & Brooke.
Below are the counties that are near Chelsea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chelsea:
- Hancock County (The home county of Chelsea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- New Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zalia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Weirton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Brooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Follansbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Dutch Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Clearview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Valley Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Echo Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Point Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Kinsman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- West Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Carroll County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- New Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Calcutta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Salineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- East Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Apex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hopedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Germano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Narva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Unionvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blairmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cadiz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Scio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scio is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <1>
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toronto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Cream City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Steubenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Murdocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Moon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Edgeworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Leetsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coraopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Noblestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Comettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Kendall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Frankfort Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Hookstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shippingport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Ohioville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Fernway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Enon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- S.N.P.J
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Wampum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Dinsmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cross Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pattersons Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Candor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Burgettstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- MacDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chelsea, see our County-by-County Page for Chelsea.
Cemeteries Near Chelsea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chelsea.
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 Chelsea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chelsea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flats Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Manchester.
- The Flats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist - Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78371 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weirton.
- The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79794 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nessly Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessly Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nessly Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Chester.
- The Nessly Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nessly Cemetery
- Nessly Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79394 <2>
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Chelsea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chelsea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Calumet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- New Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zalia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Markle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Toronto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Port Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Homer is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Homer
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Comettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- New Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kendall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chelsea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chelsea.
Newspapers Published in Chelsea ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chelsea, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chelsea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Chelsea:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brooke County
- Ohio County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chelsea) 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 Chelsea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |