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 Cranesville (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 Cranesville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cranesville is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Cranesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranesville:
- Preston County (The home county of Cranesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Orr
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Terra Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Brandonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Kingwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Barbour County
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Bayard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Sulphur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Piedmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- New Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keyser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bowlby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Thornton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Pierce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Luke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Midlothian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Ocean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Accident
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Bittinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fort Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Markleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Morris Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Point Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Shoaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Dilliner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Casselman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Summit Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cranesville, see our County-by-County Page for Cranesville.
Cemeteries Near Cranesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranesville.
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 Cranesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cranesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sisler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Savage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tatlor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoyes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <2>
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cranesville had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cranesville, with the one closest to Cranesville listed first.
- Dority
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dority is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Cuzzart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Terra Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoyes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Valley Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cranesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cranesville.
Newspapers Published in Cranesville ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranesville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranesville.
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 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 Cranesville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cranesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cranesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |