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 East Meadows (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 East Meadows. 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 East Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Meadows: E. Meadows
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Meadows.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
East Meadows is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near East Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Meadows:
- Roane County (The home county of East Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Graux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Reedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Roxalana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Elmira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Progress ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Wilsie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Clem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Frametown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Rockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Strange Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Hur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Arnoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Big Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Oka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Russet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Grantsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Staten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Lydia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dink
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Bomont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Spread
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Stumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Shock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Meadowdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hereford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Fletcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Odaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Romance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fairplain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Wellford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Island Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Clendenin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Youngs Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Aarons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Sissonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Elkview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Mile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Legg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Mason County
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Oxbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Burnt House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cokeleys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Lawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Windy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Leachtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for East Meadows.
Cemeteries Near East Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Meadows.
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 East Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencer Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eventide Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Triplett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Depue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Spencer.
- The Little Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1860646 <3>
- Craig Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (761 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 East Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Meadows, with the one closest to East Meadows listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schilling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Speed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Reedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Gandeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Peniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peniel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Meadows.
Newspapers Published in East Meadows ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Meadows, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Meadows.
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 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 East Meadows:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs 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> | 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- East Meadows) 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 East Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |