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 Clinton Furnace (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 Clinton Furnace. 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 hospitals and 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.
Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Clinton Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton Furnace:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Clinton Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Laurel Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Baker Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
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- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Canyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Valley Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Meriden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Pepper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Philippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Kalamazoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Vannoys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Meadowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Wyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Spelter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Despard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Anmoore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Jimtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Neel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Barrackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Knottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Oreide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Sandy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Hutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Point Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Haydentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Masontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Elliottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Dunkard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Mount Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dilliner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Ceylon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fordyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Gump
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Jollytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Fairdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Nemacolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Clinton Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton Furnace.
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 Clinton Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Clinton Furnace had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton Furnace, with the one closest to Clinton Furnace listed first.
- Halleck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Uffington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Forksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Lowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Opekiska
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laurel Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Dellslow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Clinton Furnace ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton Furnace, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton Furnace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clinton Furnace:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette 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 Clinton Furnace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clinton Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |