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 Dogway (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 Dogway. 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.
Dogway is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Braxton, Greenbrier, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Dogway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogway:
- Webster County (The home county of Dogway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Upperglade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Camden-on-Gauley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cowen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Halo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Orndoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Erbacon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Hacker Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Braxton County
- Little Birch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Clay County
- Widen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Fayette County
- Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Loveridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Lile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Sunlight
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frankford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Unus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unus is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
- Crichton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saxman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Donald
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Odell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tioga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Onoto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Edray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Marlinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thorny Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Slaty Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sitlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Frost
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Cass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Blue Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogway, see our County-by-County Page for Dogway.
Cemeteries Near Dogway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogway.
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 Dogway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Baber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kellison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Gate Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Dogway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogway, with the one closest to Dogway listed first.
- Lobelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelia
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loveridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Jacox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacox
- Mill Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Renicks Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Upperglade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Locust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Lile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marlinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Duo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogway.
Newspapers Published in Dogway ...
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 Dogway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogway, 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 Dogway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dogway:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Bath 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 Dogway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |