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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 Deer Creek (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 Deer Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Deer Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deer Creek: Deer Crk. (or less commonly used: Deer Ck. or Deer Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Deer Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Creek:

  • Pocahontas County     (The home county of Deer Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Cass
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sitlington
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
      • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
    • Green Bank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbovale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
    • Edray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
      • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
    • Thorny Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
      • Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
    • Slaty Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Durbin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <1>
    • Frank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
      • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
    • Onoto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
      • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
    • Huntersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Harper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Pendleton County
    • Dry Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
      • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
    • Circleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Mingo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
      • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
    • Lee Bell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
      • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
    • Huttonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Pickens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Helvetia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
  • Upshur County
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Upshur County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Addison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Excelsior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Webster County
    • Hacker Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Bolar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
      • Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Burnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Warm Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
      • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Bath Alum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Alum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
      • Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Mitchelltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
      • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Healing Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
      • Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
  • Highland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Monterey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <1>
    • Possum Trot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
      • Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
    • McDowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Palo Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Creek.

Newspapers Published in Deer Creek ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Creek, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Deer Creek:

Cemeteries Near Deer Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.

  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
  • Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wanless Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanless Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Lindsay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
  • Bussard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bussard Cemetery
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Cemetery
  • Shinaberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinaberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinaberry Cemetery
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Cemetery
  • Dilly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilly Cemetery
  • Gragg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gragg Cemetery
  • Arbovale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbovale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbovale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Bethel Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Church Cemetery
    • Varner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varner Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Deer Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.

  • Dunmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
  • Clover Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
    • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
  • Green Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dilleys Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
    • Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County
  • Frost
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
  • Edray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
    • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
  • Mill Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
    • Mill Gap is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Valley Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
    • Valley Head is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <1>
  • Marlinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
    • Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <1>
  • Huntersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunrise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Meadowdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Blue Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3865, Longitude: -79.9251       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Deer Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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