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 Chestnut Knob (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 Chestnut Knob. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County : Bland (VA) , Giles (VA) , Tazewell (VA) , McDowell , Raleigh , Summers & Wyoming .
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Knob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Knob:
Mercer County (The home county of Chestnut Knob)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Elgood (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Elgood is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood Willowton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Willowton is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton Oakvale (5 miles [8 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 (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
East River ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
East River is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River Oak Grove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Oak Grove is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Blake ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Blake is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Princeton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
El Centro ‑ Historic(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
El Centro is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro Johnston Town (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Johnston Town is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town Edison (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Edison is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Lashmeet (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Lashmeet is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet Bethel ‑ Historic(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Bethel is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Greenbrier County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Alderson (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Fort Spring (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring Frazier (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Frazier is located in Greenbrier County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Logan County
Rich Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Rich Creek is located in Logan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek McDowell County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Elkhorn (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Elkhorn is located in McDowell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Kyle (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Kyle is located in McDowell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Northfork (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Anawalt (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Anawalt is located in McDowell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
Keystone (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Monroe County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Peterstown (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Ballard (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Ballard is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Assurance (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Assurance is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance Wikel (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Wikel is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel Wayside (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Wayside is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Creamery (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Creamery is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Union (23 miles [37 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek Hillsdale (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Hillsdale is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Hollywood (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Hollywood is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Raleigh County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Shady Spring (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Princewick (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Princewick is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick Coal City (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Coal City is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City Rhodell (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Rhodell is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
Sullivan (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Sullivan is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Abraham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Abraham is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Beaver (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Daniels (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Eastgulf (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf Tilden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Tilden is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Clifftop (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Clifftop is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop Helen (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Helen is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Pemberton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Pemberton is located in Raleigh County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Summers County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks Pipestem (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
True (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
True is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Forest Hill (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Buck (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Buck is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Packs Ferry (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Packs Ferry is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry Bellepoint (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Bellepoint is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint Nimitz (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Nimitz is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz Bargers Springs (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Bargers Springs is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs Hilldale (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Hilldale is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale Jumping Branch (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Jumping Branch is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch Brooklin (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Brooklin is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin Hinton (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Wyoming County
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Bud (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Bud is located in Wyoming County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud Mullens (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Bland County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Round Bottom (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Rocky Gap (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap Mechanicsburg (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg Hicksville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville Bastian (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Bland (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Craig County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Captain (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Captain is located in Craig County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain Huffman (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Huffman is located in Craig County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Simmonsville (29 miles [46.7 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 Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Glen Lyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
Lurich (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Lurich is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich Rich Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Narrows (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Shumate (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Shumate is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Bluff City (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Pearisburg (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Thessalia (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Pembroke (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Poplar Hill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Eggleston (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Goodwins Ferry (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry Mountain Lake (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Montgomery County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Prices Fork (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork McBryde Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village Sundance Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village Mount Tabor Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village Blacksburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Merrimac (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Merrimac is located in Montgomery County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Pulaski County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Sassin ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin Parrott (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Hilton Village (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village Cowan (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Dublin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Pulaski (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Fairlawn (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Newbern (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Wurno (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Wurno is located in Pulaski County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno Draper (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Radford City (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
New Town (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
New Town is located in Radford City (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Radford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Sunset Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village Mill Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village Radford Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village Simpkins Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village Tazewell County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Bluefield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Falls Mills (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills Yards (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards Pocahontas (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
Saint Clair (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Boissevain (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain Shawver Mill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill Wythe County (VA)
The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Locust Hill (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Locust Hill is located in Wythe County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Max Meadows (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Knob, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Knob .
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Knob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Knob.
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 Chestnut Knob - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Knob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Lovern Church of God Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovern Church of God Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> Athens . The Lovern Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
Casher Hill Cemetery Cashers Hill Cemetery Harris Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77962 <3>
Adair Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Oakvale Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Peterstown Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Hearn Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Hall Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Hare Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Blake Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
McCue Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Reed Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Cedar Grove Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Day Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (357 more) ...
Hale Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Fairview Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Dunn 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.<4>
While we didn't find Chestnut Knob in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Knob.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Knob, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
Elgood (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Elgood is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood Glen Lyn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
Lurich (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Lurich is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich Willowton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Willowton is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton Rich Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Rich Creek is located in Logan County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek Oakvale (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Oakvale is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
Peterstown (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Cloverdale (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Cloverdale is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Neponset (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Neponset is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks Shumate (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Shumate is located in Giles County (VA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Narrows (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (18 more) ...
Cashmere (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Cashmere is located in Monroe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere Crumps Bottom (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom East River ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
East River is located in Mercer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Knob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Knob .
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Knob ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Knob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Knob, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Knob.
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 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 Chestnut Knob:
Websites specific to West Virginia Pages specific to Mercer County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Greenbrier County Logan County McDowell County Monroe County Raleigh County Summers County Wyoming County Bland County Craig County Giles County Montgomery County Pulaski County Radford City Tazewell County Wythe County Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Knob. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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- Chestnut Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . 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 Chestnut Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.