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 Duckwall (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 Duckwall. 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.
Duckwall is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.
Below are the counties that are near Duckwall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duckwall:
- Morgan County (The home county of Duckwall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Woodmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Sleepy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Doe Gully
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Hedgesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gerrardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Good
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Okonoko
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Capon Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- North River Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Three Churches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Lehew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Middleway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Shepherdstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Summit Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bloomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Harpers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Lower Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Little Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Flintstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rush
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Spring Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Pearre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Pool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Huyett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Saint James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Spielman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Everett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Breezewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Claylick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Mercersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Fort Loudon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Wingerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Emmaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Sipes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Crystal Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- McConnellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Wadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Shockeysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Good
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Cross Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grimes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Welltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Hayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duckwall, see our County-by-County Page for Duckwall.
Cemeteries Near Duckwall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duckwall.
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 Duckwall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duckwall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Highland Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duckwall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ambrose Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Hedgesville.
- The Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hedges Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1079636 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Duckwall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duckwall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duckwall, with the one closest to Duckwall listed first.
- Ridersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Berkeley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Sir Johns Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Holton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Great Cacapon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Sleepy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Shanghai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Cherry Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hedgesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duckwall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duckwall.
Newspapers Published in Duckwall ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duckwall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duckwall, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duckwall.
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 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 Duckwall:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Winchester City
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Duckwall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Duckwall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |