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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 Corley (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 Corley. 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 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.

Corley is located in Braxton County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Corley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corley:

  • Braxton County     (The home county of Corley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Heaters
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bulltown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
      • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bulltown
      • From Corley to Bulltown
    • Napier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Falls Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
    • Rollyson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
      • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rollyson
      • From Corley to Rollyson
    • McNutt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNutt
      • From Corley to McNutt
    • Milroy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milroy
      • From Corley to Milroy
    • Palmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Lloydsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lloydsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
      • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lloydsville
      • From Corley to Lloydsville
    • Knawl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knawl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
      • Knawl is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knawl
      • From Corley to Knawl
    • Sutton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
    • Exchange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Walnut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Staten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
      • Staten is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Staten
      • From Corley to Staten
    • Mudfork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Orma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Russet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russet
      • From Corley to Russet
    • Stinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Arnoldsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Grantsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oka
      • From Corley to Oka
    • Beech
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beech
      • From Corley to Beech
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Wattsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wattsville
      • From Corley to Wattsville
    • Ira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ira
      • From Corley to Ira
    • Widen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Widen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
      • Widen is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Widen
      • From Corley to Widen
    • Harrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lydia
      • From Corley to Lydia
    • Dink
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dink
      • From Corley to Dink
    • Gould
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould
      • From Corley to Gould
    • Spread
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Doddridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Saint Clara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Clara
      • From Corley to Saint Clara
    • Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove
      • From Corley to Grove
    • Coldwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From Corley to Coldwater
  • Gilmer County
  • Harrison County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Duffy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duffy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Duffy
      • From Corley to Duffy
    • Crawford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alkires Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Alum Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cox Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Garton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Smith Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Hurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Hurst is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurst
      • From Corley to Hurst
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berlin
      • From Corley to Berlin
    • Valley Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Aberdeen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aberdeen
      • From Corley to Aberdeen
  • Nicholas County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Helvetia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pickens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Blue Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blue Spring
      • From Corley to Blue Spring
    • Monterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midvale
      • From Corley to Midvale
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Burnt House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
      • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnt House
      • From Corley to Burnt House
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Kanawha Head
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoover Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Abbott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alton
      • From Corley to Alton
    • Beans Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beans Mill
      • From Corley to Beans Mill
    • Sago
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tenmile
      • From Corley to Tenmile
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.
    • Replete
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Replete
      • From Corley to Replete
    • Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hacker Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Erbacon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Orndoff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orndoff
      • From Corley to Orndoff
    • Excelsior
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Halo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halo
      • From Corley to Halo
    • Addison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Ralph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ralph
      • From Corley to Ralph
    • Cowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Upperglade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Welch Glade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corley, see our County-by-County Page for Corley.

Cemeteries Near Corley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.

  • Hamner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morrison UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ware Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Corley had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Corley, with the one closest to Corley listed first.

  • Heaters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
  • Caress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caress
    • Caress is located in Braxton County
  • Falls Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bulltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
    • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bulltown
    • From Corley to Bulltown
  • McNutt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McNutt
    • From Corley to McNutt
  • Newville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Braxton County
  • Rollyson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
    • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rollyson
    • From Corley to Rollyson
  • Milroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milroy
    • From Corley to Milroy
  • Lloydsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lloydsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
    • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lloydsville
    • From Corley to Lloydsville
  • Hettie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie
    • Hettie is located in Braxton County
  • Sutton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
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    • Bakers Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
      • Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
    • Replete
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Replete
      • From Corley to Replete
    • Burnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Corley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corley.

Newspapers Published in Corley ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Corley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7370, Longitude: -80.5992       In this case, the coordinates for Corley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Corley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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