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 Dobbin (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 Dobbin. 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.
Dobbin is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Garrett (MD), Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Dobbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dobbin:
- Grant County (The home county of Dobbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hopeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lahmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Dorcas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kalamazoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Clemtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Vannoys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Hampshire County
- Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Durgon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Schell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- New Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Ketterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Onego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Brushy Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Macksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Rowlesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Heathers Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Tunnelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Dryfork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Harperton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Evenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Wymer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Whyte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whitmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Knottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Thornton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Pierce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hambleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gladwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Luke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Loch Lynn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Schell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Mountain Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Hutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dobbin, see our County-by-County Page for Dobbin.
Cemeteries Near Dobbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dobbin.
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 Dobbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dobbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gnegy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nine Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dobbin had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dobbin, with the one closest to Dobbin listed first.
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Gormania
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gormania is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Gorman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Horse Shoe Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- William
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eglon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Coketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Kearney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dobbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dobbin.
Newspapers Published in Dobbin ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dobbin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dobbin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dobbin.
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 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 Dobbin:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Dobbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dobbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |