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 Crany (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 Crany. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crany is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Crany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crany:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Crany)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Kopperston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Rock View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mullensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Clear Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Mullens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Fanny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Barrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Twilight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Pondco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Janie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Cazy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Kohlsaat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Marnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Pax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Elkridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Harvey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- McDunn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Redstar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- McKendree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Ronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Dry Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Braeholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Wylo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Man
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Switzer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Omar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Davy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Kimball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Welch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Four
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Keystone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roderfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Kyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Iaeger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Elkhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Gary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Weyanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Matoaka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Coaldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Lashmeet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Arnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Naoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Zada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Slab Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Stickney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tolleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Montcoal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crany, see our County-by-County Page for Crany.
Cemeteries Near Crany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crany.
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 Crany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78339 <3>
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Accord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Accord Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77519 <3>
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Crany had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crany, with the one closest to Crany listed first.
- Jesse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Oceana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGraws
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Saulsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Rock View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Newfound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Dry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Sun Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Matville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Baileysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Bandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crany. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crany.
Newspapers Published in Crany ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crany, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crany:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- 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 '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- Crany) 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 Crany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |