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 Deepwell (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 Deepwell. 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.
Deepwell is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Deepwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deepwell:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Deepwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Nettie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Odell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Saxman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Runa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Carl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Herold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Canfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Strange Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Rockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Clem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Frametown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Sutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gassaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Widen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Spread
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Elkhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Dink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Bomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Lookout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Maywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Clifftop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Grayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Romont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Ansted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Lile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Crichton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kieffer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Pocahontas County
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raleigh County
- Royal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Erbacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Excelsior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Orndoff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deepwell, see our County-by-County Page for Deepwell.
Cemeteries Near Deepwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deepwell.
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 Deepwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deepwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ward Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilgal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Penile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Deepwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deepwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deepwell, with the one closest to Deepwell listed first.
- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
- Fowler Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Hominy Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Leivasy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leivasy is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leivasy
- Persinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger
- Pool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Craigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lookout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nutterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hookersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deepwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deepwell.
Newspapers Published in Deepwell ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deepwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deepwell, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deepwell.
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 Deepwell:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Webster 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 Deepwell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deepwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |