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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Edgar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Edgar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edgar, 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 Edgar (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 Edgar. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Edgar is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Edgar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgar:
- Jackson County (The home county of Edgar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Kenna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Romance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Angerona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Meadowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Culloden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Pink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Oka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Nitro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sattes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Big Chimney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Elkview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Falling Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Grimms Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Letart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Fivemile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Upland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Red House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Zona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kester ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Graux
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Roxalana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Peewee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Bladen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Letart Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgar, see our County-by-County Page for Edgar.
Cemeteries Near Edgar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgar.
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 Edgar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Shamblen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moss Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harpold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (758 more) ...
- Centerview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Given Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Edgar itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Kenna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Given
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Goldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Parchment Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Sigman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Belgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Extra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
- Confidence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Higby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgar.
Newspapers Published in Edgar ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgar, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Edgar:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Gallia County
- Meigs 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 Edgar, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |