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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dubree. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dubree to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dubree, please Contact Us.
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 Dubree (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 Dubree. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dubree is historic, it would have been located within present day Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Dubree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dubree:
- Fayette County (The home county of Dubree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Lookout
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Grayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Garten
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
- Elk Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Widen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Spread
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Bomont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- McRoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charmco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crichton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Hines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Orient Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crawley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Handley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hugheston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Eskdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Ronda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Dry Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Runa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Albion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Beech Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Zela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Piney View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Abraham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stanaford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Skelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Stick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Clifftop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Sprague
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Bellepoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Nimitz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Packs Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Hilldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Riffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Talcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- Camden-on-Gauley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dubree, see our County-by-County Page for Dubree.
Cemeteries Near Dubree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dubree.
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 Dubree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dubree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Jennette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Legg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smailes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Shuck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Dubree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dubree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dubree, with the one closest to Dubree listed first.
- Beauty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beauty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lookout
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Edmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Caperton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
- Gatewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Ravenseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dubree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dubree.
Newspapers Published in Dubree ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dubree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dubree, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dubree.
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 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 Dubree:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dubree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dubree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |