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 Dailey (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 Dailey. 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.
Dailey is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Dailey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dailey:
- Randolph County (The home county of Dailey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Womelsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Lee Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Leadsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Elkwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Junior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Belington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Clements ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Valley Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Audra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Tygart Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Kalamazoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Vannoys Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Philippi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Duffy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Circleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Onego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Zigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Wildell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Durbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Thornwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Arbovale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slaty Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sitlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Hambleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Canaan Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Queens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Sand Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Gormley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Excelsior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Tallmansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Overhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Swamp Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Sago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hacker Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Hightown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Possum Trot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dailey, see our County-by-County Page for Dailey.
Cemeteries Near Dailey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dailey.
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 Dailey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dailey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crouch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkins Memorial Gardens
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- St. Brendens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Brick Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Arlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Arlington Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Leadsville.
- The Little Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Little Arlington Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coffman / Harding Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dailey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dailey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Huttonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Lee Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Glady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leadsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Kingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Elkwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Talbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Whyte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dailey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dailey.
Newspapers Published in Dailey ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dailey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dailey, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dailey.
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 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 Dailey:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Lewis County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Highland 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 Dailey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dailey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |