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 Cuzzart (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 Cuzzart. 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.
Cuzzart 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 Cuzzart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuzzart:
- Preston County (The home county of Cuzzart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Orr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Hazelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Bayard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Schell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Windom ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Elk Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Granville
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Maidsville
(24 miles [38.6 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 Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- West Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Tucker County
- Pierce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Luke
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Accident
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Mountain Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bittinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Red House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Swanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Markleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Haydentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Ohiopyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Point Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Dilliner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Mount Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- 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 Cuzzart, see our County-by-County Page for Cuzzart.
Cemeteries Near Cuzzart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuzzart.
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 Cuzzart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuzzart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Parnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lenox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sisler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Savage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Cuzzart had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuzzart, with the one closest to Cuzzart listed first.
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Valley Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Dority
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dority is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Bruceton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Albright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glade Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Herring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuzzart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuzzart.
Newspapers Published in Cuzzart ...
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 Cuzzart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuzzart, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuzzart.
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 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 Cuzzart:
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuzzart) 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 Cuzzart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |