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 Christian (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 Christian. 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.
Christian is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Christian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christian:
- Logan County (The home county of Christian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Wylo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Accoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Stirrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Whitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Stark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Clothier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pondco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Hewett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Bim
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bob White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Cazy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Lincoln County
- Harts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Wyoming City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Davy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Roderfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bradshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Welch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baisden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Blackberry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Matewan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sprigg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Redbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Montcoal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Naoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Stickney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Bolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Zada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dorothy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Cub City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Baileysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Oceana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Kopperston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Keyrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Freeburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Buskirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Paw Paw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Toler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Calloway Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Belfry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Kelsa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Height
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Big Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christian, see our County-by-County Page for Christian.
Cemeteries Near Christian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christian.
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 Christian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kistler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340950 <2>
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (756 more) ...
- Ruffner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litz - Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
- Mounts 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Christian had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Man
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Sun Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Oilville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Baileysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Oceana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jesse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Iaeger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Crany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christian.
Newspapers Published in Christian ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christian, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Christian:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Christian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Christian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |