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 Clifton Ford (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 Clifton Ford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clifton Ford is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Braxton, Greenbrier, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Clifton Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifton Ford:
- Webster County (The home county of Clifton Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Big Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
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- Orndoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
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- Hacker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Replete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Replete is located in Webster County
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- Erbacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
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- Excelsior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
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- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
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- Cowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upperglade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
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- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
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- Corley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Little Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bulltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Heaters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Knawl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Calhoun County
- Losie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Gould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Shock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Normantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Duffy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Birch River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Donald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
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- Richwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saxman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
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- Nettie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tolbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
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- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Slaty Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Onoto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
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- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Florence ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
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- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
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- Lee Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
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- Huttonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
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- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Cassity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
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- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Wilsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Frenchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Hoover Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Beans Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifton Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Clifton Ford.
Cemeteries Near Clifton Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifton Ford.
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 Clifton Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifton Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Columbus McCourt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly River Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centralia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cutlip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodam Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- McElwain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Clifton Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clifton Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton Ford, with the one closest to Clifton Ford listed first.
- Diana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Hacker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh
- Bakers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Replete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Caress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caress
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Bernardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown
- Halo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Woodzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodzell is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodzell
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifton Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifton Ford.
Newspapers Published in Clifton Ford ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifton Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifton Ford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifton Ford.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Clifton Ford:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Upshur 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 Clifton Ford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |