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 Coal Mountain (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 Coal Mountain. 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.
Name Variations for Coal Mountain ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Mountain: Coal Mtn. (or less commonly used: Coal Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Mountain.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Mountain:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Coal Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Uno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Clear Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Oceana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cub City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Rock View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Kopperston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Keyrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pondco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Stark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Bim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Cazy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Kohlsaat
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Twilight
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bob White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Fayette County
- Pax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Acme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Mineral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Wylo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Braeholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Accoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Kistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Switzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Sodom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Davy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Iaeger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Roderfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wyoming City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Avondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Welch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Four
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Weyanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Matewan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Delbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sprigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Myrtle
(26 miles [41.8 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 Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Redbird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bolt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Naoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Arnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stickney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Zada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Slab Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Helen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Packsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Majestic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Freeburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Buskirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Ransom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Calloway Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Kelsa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Peapatch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bearwallow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Coal Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Mountain.
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 Coal Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Claypool Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Browning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (668 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kistler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340950 <2>
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Coal Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Mountain, with the one closest to Coal Mountain listed first.
- Sun Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Oceana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Christian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- North Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Jesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Crany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newfound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Saulsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- McGraws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Coal Mountain ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Mountain, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Mountain.
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 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 Coal Mountain:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coal Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |