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 Emma (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 Emma. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Emma is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Emma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emma:
- Putnam County (The home county of Emma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Emmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Dartmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Grippe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Culloden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rocksdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Porter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Kenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fairplain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hereford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sattes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Wills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Big Chimney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Elkview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Alum Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Arlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma 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
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Flint Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Graux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Peewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Bladen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Gallipolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Letart Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emma, see our County-by-County Page for Emma.
Cemeteries Near Emma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emma.
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 Emma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shamblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shamblen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moss Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boggess Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Koontz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Emma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emma, with the one closest to Emma listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Goldtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
- Kenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sigman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Given
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Extra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
- Confidence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Hugo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emma.
Newspapers Published in Emma ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emma, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emma.
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 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 Emma:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Gallia 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> | 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 Emma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |