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 Crystal Block (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 Crystal Block. 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.
Crystal Block is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal Block. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Block:
- Logan County (The home county of Crystal Block)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Stirrat
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Switzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Man
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Wylo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Accoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Hewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Manila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Clothier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Havana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Jeffrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Barrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Greenview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Pondco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Ramage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Rocklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Harts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Wyoming City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Wilmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Big Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Davy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jackson Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Pie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Baisden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Jacket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Wharncliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Montcoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Pineknob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Naoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Redbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Wilsondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Stonecoal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Cub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Baileysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Oceana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fanny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Kopperston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Turkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Wyoming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Buskirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Stopover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Phelps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Kelsa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Big Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Matney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Grundy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crystal Block, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Block.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Block ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Block.
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 Crystal Block - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Block covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Hatfield Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chauncey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (770 more) ...
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Hinchman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Crystal Block in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Block.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Block, with the one closest to Crystal Block listed first.
- Oilville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Man
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- North Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Phelps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamboree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Sun Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Pinsonfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Baileysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Chapmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Block. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Block.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Block ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal Block.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Block, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crystal Block.
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 either 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 Crystal Block:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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 Crystal Block, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crystal Block) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |