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 Coalfield (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 Coalfield. 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 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 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.
Coalfield is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Coalfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coalfield:
- Fayette County (The home county of Coalfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- McDunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Elkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Powellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Wriston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Pax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Kimberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Dempsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whipple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Mount Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Falls View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Elk Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Sylvester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Keith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Orgas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Coopertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Cabot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Fosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Kirbyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Handley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Ronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Hollygrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Dry Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hugheston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Cabin Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Chelyan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Sodom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Braeholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Dixie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Albion ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Runa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Zela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Packsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Montcoal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stickney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Arnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sweeneyburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Naoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Kopperston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Turkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mullens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coalfield, see our County-by-County Page for Coalfield.
Cemeteries Near Coalfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coalfield.
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 Coalfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coalfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Kingston Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wriston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Artie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scarbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wriston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Rinehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Coalfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coalfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coalfield, with the one closest to Coalfield listed first.
- Decota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Mossy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Kincaid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Clear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Powellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Cirtsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Deep Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dempsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coalfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coalfield.
Newspapers Published in Coalfield ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coalfield, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coalfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Coalfield:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers 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> | 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 Coalfield, 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 from Point A (ie- Coalfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |