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 Dyer (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 Dyer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dyer is located in Webster County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Braxton, Greenbrier, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph & Upshur.
Below are the counties that are near Dyer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dyer:
- Webster County (The home county of Dyer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Upperglade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Cowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Excelsior
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Camden-on-Gauley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Orndoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Erbacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Hacker Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Replete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Little Birch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Canfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Herold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Milroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Sutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Corley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gassaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Strange Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Widen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Lile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Loveridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Oscar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Crichton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Sunlight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Orient Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charmco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Lewis County
- Duffy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tioga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saxman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Nettie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birch River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tolbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Odell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Muddlety
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Slaty Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Edray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Thorny Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sitlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Cass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Blue Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Florence ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Monterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Kanawha Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dyer, see our County-by-County Page for Dyer.
Cemeteries Near Dyer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyer.
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 Dyer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dyer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McElwain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Dyer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dyer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
- Upperglade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Welch Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Strouds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bergoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bergoo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
- Bernardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodzell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodzell is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodzell
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diana is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dyer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dyer.
Newspapers Published in Dyer ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dyer:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Upshur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |