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 Ethel (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 Ethel. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ethel is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Ethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ethel:
- Logan County (The home county of Ethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Fort Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
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- Peach Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
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- Mitchell Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Switzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Hedgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Accoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braeholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Clothier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
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- Hewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Jeffrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Ramage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
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- Greenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Bim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Winifrede
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Harts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Spears ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- East ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Sod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Priestley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sweetland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Wyoming City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Roderfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Davy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Dingess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Pie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delbarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Gilbert Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matewan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Montcoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Dorothy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bolt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Wilsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Cove Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Doane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Kiahsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Stonecoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Nestlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Dunlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Cub City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Oceana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Clear Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Kopperston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Sun Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Stoneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Rock View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Keyrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Lovely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Buskirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Hardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- South Williamson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Stopover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Huddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Phelps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ethel, see our County-by-County Page for Ethel.
Cemeteries Near Ethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ethel.
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 Ethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Foley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- George F. Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Core Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yolyn Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mullens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (883 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verner - Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Ethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ethel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Man
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Christian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Van
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Spurlockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Oceana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ethel.
Newspapers Published in Ethel ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ethel, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ethel.
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 Ethel:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Ethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |