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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Echart. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Echart to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Echart, 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 Echart (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 Echart. 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 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 Echart is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Echart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Echart:
- Boone County (The home county of Echart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Rocklick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Pondco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Twilight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bandytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Marnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marnie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
- Cazy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Kohlsaat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Pax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- McDunn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Kilsyth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Elkridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Powellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Redstar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Wriston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Harvey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Dry Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Winifrede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Cabin Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Chelyan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Hollygrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Lincoln County
- Alkol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Braeholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Sodom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Wylo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Switzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- West Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Davy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Welch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iaeger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Big Four
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Panther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Wyoming City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Keystone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Dingess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Red Jacket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Pineknob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Naoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Stickney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Montcoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Redbird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Packsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Bolt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Zada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dorothy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Tolleys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Kopperston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Clear Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Rock View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Sun Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Keyrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Uno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Baileysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cub City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Echart, see our County-by-County Page for Echart.
Cemeteries Near Echart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echart.
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 Echart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Echart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrells Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jasper Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatfield Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Barrett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685870 <3>
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (645 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Echart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Echart.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Echart, with the one closest to Echart listed first.
- Bald Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Crany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Oceana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Redbird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bandytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Jesse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- McGraws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Jarrolds Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Sun Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
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- Rock View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Saulsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Man
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Echart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echart.
Newspapers Published in Echart ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echart, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Echart.
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 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 Echart:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming 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 Echart, 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 '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- Echart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |