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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elk Branch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elk Branch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elk Branch, 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 Elk Branch (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 Elk Branch. 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 Elk Branch ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Branch: Elk Br. (or less commonly used: Elk Brnch.)
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elk Branch is historic, it would have been located within present day Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Elk Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Branch:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Elk Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Darkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Bunker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Falling Waters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Good
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- 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
- Slanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Donaldson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Sedan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Yellow Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Middleway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Shepherdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
- Summit Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Harpers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Lower Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Stotlers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- 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
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Sleepy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Doe Gully
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Hansrote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Little Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Oldtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flintstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Burkittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frostown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasant Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Myersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Big Pool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Williamsport Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Spielman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Wilson - Conococheague
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fairplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huyett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Purcell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Claylick
(21 miles [33.8 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Dickey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Wingerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Fort Loudon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Covalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Emmaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Pleasant Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Wadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Shockeysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Cross Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Good
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Welltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Albin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Hayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Georges Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Branch.
Cemeteries Near Elk Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Branch.
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 Elk Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Jones Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedges Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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]<3> 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 <4>
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Butler Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duckwall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Elk Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Branch, with the one closest to Elk Branch listed first.
- Jones Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Shanghai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Stotlers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Ganotown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ganotown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganotown
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Glengary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glengary is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Mountain is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Gerrardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Spring Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- 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
- Shockeysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Branch.
Newspapers Published in Elk Branch ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Branch, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elk Branch:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Winchester City
- 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 Elk Branch, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |