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 Crum (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 Crum. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Crum is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Crum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crum:
- Wayne County (The home county of Crum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Stonecoal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
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- Doane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Dunlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- East Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Echo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Armilda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Nestlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Boone County
- Manila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Wewanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Harts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Myra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- West Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Whirlwind
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Troy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Holden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Hedgeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Big Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Greyeagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dingess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Chattaroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delbarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Red Jacket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Blackberry City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Musick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Durbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Boltsfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Auxier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Ivel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Banner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Betsy Layne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Dana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Lowmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Butcher Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Meally
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Tutor Key
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Nippa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Thelma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Nero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wittensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Hagerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Paintsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Peach Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Patrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ben Bow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Georges Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Charley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Magoffin County (KY)
- Painters Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Hode
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lovely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Morgan County (KY)
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Varney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Varney is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- South Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Huddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Buskirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McAndrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crum, see our County-by-County Page for Crum.
Cemeteries Near Crum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crum.
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 Crum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Roman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (855 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fluty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Crum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crum, with the one closest to Crum listed first.
- Stonecoal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Warfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Dunlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Peach Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Georges Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Effie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crum.
Newspapers Published in Crum ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crum, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crum.
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 Crum:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Boyd County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike 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> | 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 Crum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Crum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |