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 Cottontown (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 Cottontown. 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 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.
Cottontown is located in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Cottontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottontown:
- Wetzel County (The home county of Cottontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Round Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Shinnston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosebud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Saltwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Spelter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Katy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Hoodsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
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- Helens Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Bannen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Loudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Rosbys Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Calis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
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- Limestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
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- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Hagans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bowlby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
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- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Triadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Point Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Oreide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Fetterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Powhatan Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Captina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Captina is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bellaire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Clarington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Fairchance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- New Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Point Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Morris Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Masontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Jollytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Ashtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Aleppo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- McCracken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Spraggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Holbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Gump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ryerson Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Beham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Good Intent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Washington County (PA)
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- West Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Ten Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Bissell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- McCracken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Beallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottontown, see our County-by-County Page for Cottontown.
Cemeteries Near Cottontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottontown.
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 Cottontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bartrug Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hundred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Furbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Cottontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottontown, with the one closest to Cottontown listed first.
- Burton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hundred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earnshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earnshaw is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw
- Saint Cloud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Wadestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Garrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandrock is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Sincerity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottontown.
Newspapers Published in Cottontown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottontown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottontown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cottontown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Cottontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |