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 Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Creek: Dry Crk. (or less commonly used: Dry Ck. or Dry 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Dry Creek is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Dry Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Creek:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Dry Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Naoma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <1>
- Zada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Stickney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Montcoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Packsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Fairdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
- Sweeneyburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Tolleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Glen White
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Janie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Elk Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Bandytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Sylvester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>
- Pondco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Pax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Kilsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <1>
- Elkridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - McDunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Redstar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Whipple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Harvey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Powellton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <1>
- Concho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Dempsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Ronda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Cabin Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Handley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Hollygrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Winifrede
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- East Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <1>
- Pratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Accoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Man
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Wylo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Mitchell Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Switzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <1>
- Wilkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wilkinson is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinson <1>
- Omar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Omar is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omar <1>
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Davy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Big Four
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <1>
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <1>
- Northfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <1>
- Welch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <1>
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
- Baisden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden
- Baisden is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baisden <1>
- Gilbert Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Summers County
- Jumping Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jumping Branch
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Kopperston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <1>
- Keyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Rock View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mullens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <1>
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
- Clear Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Mullensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Sun Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Uno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Baileysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Creek.
Newspapers Published in Dry 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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Creek, 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 Dry Creek.
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 Dry Creek:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
Cemeteries Near Dry Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry 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 Dry Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantley Cemetery
- Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettry Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528423 <4>
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
- Eunice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eunice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eunice Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79200 <4>
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537043 <4>
- Massey 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dry Creek had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Redbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Clear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jarrolds Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Crany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Cirtsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Decota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Bandytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mossy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- McGraws
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Oceana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <1>
- Acme
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry 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 '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- Dry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8598, Longitude: -81.4637 In this case, the coordinates for Dry 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 Dry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |