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 Drift Run (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 Drift Run. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Drift Run 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 Drift Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drift Run:
- Jackson County (The home county of Drift Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Odaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
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- Browning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
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- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
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- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Rocksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Freed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Island Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Sissonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Legg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
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- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Flatrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Sigman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
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- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Petroleum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Cantwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Reedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Triplett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Cicerone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Peewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
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- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Slate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Eli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Mineral Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Leachtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
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- Kanawha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Blennerhassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Youba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Pratts Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Beebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Carsey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
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- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Bashan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Plants
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tuppers Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Belpre
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Porterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Redbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drift Run, see our County-by-County Page for Drift Run.
Cemeteries Near Drift Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drift Run.
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 Drift Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drift Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Kent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redbush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (872 more) ...
- Springston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Drift Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drift Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drift Run, with the one closest to Drift Run listed first.
- Odaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Lockhart
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Meadowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Wiseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silverton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- LeRoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- LeRoy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Nesselroad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nesselroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- McClain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drift Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drift Run.
Newspapers Published in Drift Run ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drift Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drift Run, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drift Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Drift Run:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington 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 Drift Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Drift Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |