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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 Exchange (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 Exchange. 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 and doctors 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.

Exchange is located in Braxton County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Exchange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Exchange:

  • Braxton County     (The home county of Exchange)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Lloydsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chapel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heaters
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rollyson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
      • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rollyson
      • From Exchange to Rollyson
    • Flatwoods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
    • Gassaway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McNutt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNutt
      • From Exchange to McNutt
    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Braxton County
    • Corley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corley
      • From Exchange to Corley
    • Burnsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <2>
    • Napier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Staten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
      • Staten is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Staten
      • From Exchange to Staten
    • Walnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Russet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russet
      • From Exchange to Russet
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Stinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Orma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mudfork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnoldsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grantsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oka
      • From Exchange to Oka
    • Beech
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beech
      • From Exchange to Beech
    • Hur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hur
      • From Exchange to Hur
    • Pink
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Lydia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lydia
      • From Exchange to Lydia
    • Ira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ira
      • From Exchange to Ira
    • Wattsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wattsville
      • From Exchange to Wattsville
    • Harrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Widen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Widen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
      • Widen is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Widen
      • From Exchange to Widen
    • Dink
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dink
      • From Exchange to Dink
    • Gould
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould
      • From Exchange to Gould
    • Spread
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Valley Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doddridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Saint Clara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Clara
      • From Exchange to Saint Clara
    • Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove
      • From Exchange to Grove
    • Coldwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From Exchange to Coldwater
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From Exchange to Avon
    • Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
      • Market is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Market
      • From Exchange to Market
  • Gilmer County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Duffy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duffy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Duffy
      • From Exchange to Duffy
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alum Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Hurst is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurst
      • From Exchange to Hurst
    • Alkires Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cox Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Garton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Smith Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
    • Valley Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berlin
      • From Exchange to Berlin
  • Nicholas County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Helvetia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Burnt House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Berea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Ritchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Exchange to Berea
    • Slab
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slab
      • From Exchange to Slab
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Roxalana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Graux
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
      • Graux is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graux
      • From Exchange to Graux
    • Triplett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Triplett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
      • Triplett is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Triplett
      • From Exchange to Triplett
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Frenchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha Head
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Cave
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wilsontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hoover Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Abbott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alton
      • From Exchange to Alton
    • Beans Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beans Mill
      • From Exchange to Beans Mill
    • Sago
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tenmile
      • From Exchange to Tenmile
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.
    • Replete
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Replete
      • From Exchange to Replete
    • Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Big Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Erbacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hacker Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Orndoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orndoff
      • From Exchange to Orndoff
    • Halo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halo
      • From Exchange to Halo
    • Addison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Cowen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Excelsior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch Glade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Upperglade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden-on-Gauley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
      • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Exchange, see our County-by-County Page for Exchange.

Cemeteries Near Exchange ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Exchange.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Exchange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Exchange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Exchange.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Exchange, with the one closest to Exchange listed first.

  • Cutlips
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlips have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
    • Cutlips is located in Braxton County
  • Lloydsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Home is located in Braxton County
  • Copen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
    • Copen is located in Braxton County
  • Hope ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Braxton County
  • German ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
    • German is located in Braxton County
  • Little Otter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Otter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
    • Little Otter is located in Braxton County
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
  • Heaters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rollyson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
    • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rollyson
    • From Exchange to Rollyson
  • McNutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McNutt
    • From Exchange to McNutt
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hyers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyers
      • Hyers is located in Braxton County
    • Cedarville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Braxton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Exchange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Exchange.

Newspapers Published in Exchange ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Exchange.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Exchange, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Exchange.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Exchange:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Exchange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Exchange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Exchange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7681, Longitude: -80.7412    
<6>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 Exchange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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