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 Chiefton (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 Chiefton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Chiefton is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Chiefton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chiefton:
- Harrison County (The home county of Chiefton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- O'Neill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Reynoldsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Wilsonburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Katy Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Sardis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Adamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Nutter Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Despard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Lumberport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Pepper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Adaland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Elk City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Wellington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Philippi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Tygart Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Clemtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Audra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Braxton County
- Orlando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Big Isaac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- New Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Smithburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Saint Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Conings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Lightburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Jane Lew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Smith Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cox Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Garton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Alum Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Big Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Helens Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Logansport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Monongah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mannington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rymer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Garden Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Smithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Wadestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Arnettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Miracle Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hagans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Maple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Saint Cloud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Wana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Preston County
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Randolph County
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Pennsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Oreide
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Astor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Pruntytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Brydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Fetterman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- West Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Big Moses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Atwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Iuka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- McKim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Teter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Swamp Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Gormley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Frenchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Hoover Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Tallmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Kodol
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Barker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Hundred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Childs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Greene County (PA)
- Jollytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chiefton, see our County-by-County Page for Chiefton.
Cemeteries Near Chiefton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chiefton.
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 Chiefton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chiefton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hardman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Borring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milford Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Clarksburg.
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.<3>
While we didn't find Chiefton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chiefton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chiefton, with the one closest to Chiefton listed first.
- Reynoldsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Wilsonburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Wolf Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit
- Sardis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Marshville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Adamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dola is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
- Jarvisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvisville
- Glen Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- West Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lumberport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Goodhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodhope is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chiefton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chiefton.
Newspapers Published in Chiefton ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chiefton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chiefton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chiefton.
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 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 Chiefton:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Greene 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> | 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 Chiefton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Chiefton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |