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 Danstown (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 Danstown. 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 and doctors 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.
Danstown is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Danstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danstown:
- Jackson County (The home county of Danstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
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- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hereford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Culloden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Pink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Sissonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sattes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Wills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grimms Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Letart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fivemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Arlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Red House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Flint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Reedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Millard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Looneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Peewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
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- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Carlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bladen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kyger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Mills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Spiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Thomas Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danstown, see our County-by-County Page for Danstown.
Cemeteries Near Danstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danstown.
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 Danstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Sayre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Spruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sayre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Given Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McDade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harpold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (827 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Danstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danstown, with the one closest to Danstown listed first.
- Parchment Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Given
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Gunville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Cottageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ripley Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danstown.
Newspapers Published in Danstown ...
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 Danstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danstown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danstown.
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 Danstown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs 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 Danstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Danstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |