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 Clarence (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 Clarence. 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 and hospitals 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.
Clarence is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Clarence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarence:
- Roane County (The home county of Clarence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Flint Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
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- Zona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Reedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
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- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Oka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Bomont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Spread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Stumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Shock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Normantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Hereford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Odaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Island Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Wellford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Sissonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Clendenin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Youngs Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Elkview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Letart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Grimms Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Southside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Flatrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Sigman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
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- Paradise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Bancroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Eleanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Cisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Rusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Peewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
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- Lucile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
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- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Slate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Leachtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Plants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Letart Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Keno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarence, see our County-by-County Page for Clarence.
Cemeteries Near Clarence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarence.
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 Clarence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Galahoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chrislip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (816 more) ...
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harpold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clarence had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarence, with the one closest to Clarence listed first.
- Red Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Zona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Reedyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Peniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peniel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Louther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Louther is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louther
- Gay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Flatfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Belgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Higby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Countsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Gandeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarence.
Newspapers Published in Clarence ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarence, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarence.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clarence:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Clarence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |