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 (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. 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 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 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.
Clinton is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:
- Boone County (The home county of Clinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Barrett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
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- Pondco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
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- Bald Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Twilight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Kohlsaat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Bob White
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Cazy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Pax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Elkridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- McDunn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Powellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Kilsyth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Wriston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Kimberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Winifrede
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Dry Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Chelyan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Cabin Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Witcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Belle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Alkol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Priestley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- East ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Harts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Palermo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Tango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Yawkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Spears ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Sodom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Braeholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Accoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mineral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mallory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Wylo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Davy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wyoming City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Iaeger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Montcoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Naoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Zada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Kopperston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Turkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Sun Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Keyrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Baileysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Cub City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Mullensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton.
Cemeteries Near Clinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatfield Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Barrett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685870 <2>
- Jasper Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jarrells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (694 more) ...
- Jarrells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bias - Pauley Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Clinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Bald Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Van
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Crany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Hewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Decota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton.
Newspapers Published in Clinton ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton.
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 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming 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> | 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- Clinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |