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 Cub City (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 Cub City. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Cub City 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 Cub City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cub City:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Cub City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Uno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
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- Sun Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
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- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
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- Fanny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
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- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
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- Oceana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
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- Mullensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Woosley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
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- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Rocklick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
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- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Barrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
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- Bald Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Pondco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
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- Stark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
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- Bim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
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- Cazy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
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- Clothier
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
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- Kohlsaat
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
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- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
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- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Twilight
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Wylo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Accoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Stirrat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Omar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Whitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Iaeger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Davy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Roderfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mercer County
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wharncliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
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- Thacker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
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- Matewan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Bolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
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- Pineknob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
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- Redbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Naoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
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- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Stickney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
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- Zada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
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- Helen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Slab Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Ury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
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- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Stopover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Freeburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Paw Paw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Buskirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ransom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Calloway Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Hardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Jackson Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Kelsa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Height
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Bearwallow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Royal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Mavisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Vansant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cub City, see our County-by-County Page for Cub City.
Cemeteries Near Cub City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cub City.
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 Cub City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cub City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Cline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Log Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Rex Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cub City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cub City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cub City, with the one closest to Cub City listed first.
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- North Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Sun Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Christian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iaeger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Oceana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jesse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Crany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cub City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cub City.
Newspapers Published in Cub City ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cub City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cub City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cub City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cub City:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Tazewell 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 Cub City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cub City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |