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 Falls (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 Falls. 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 hospitals and 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.
Falls is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Garrett (MD), Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falls:
- Grant County (The home county of Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Greenland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Medley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lahmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dorcas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hopeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dobbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Wapocomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ritters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Sedan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Inkerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Mathias
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wardensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Hartmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Schell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- New Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Keyser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Headsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Ketterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Kline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Onego
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Terra Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Dryfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harperton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pierce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Hambleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Luke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rawlings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Frost ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Schell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Kitzmiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Pendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Swanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Red House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Mountain Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Hutton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Rockingham County (VA)
- Criders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Orkney Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Falls.
Cemeteries Near Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falls.
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 Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Knobley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferrbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schaeffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hull - Utta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thrush Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
- Greenland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lahmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Medley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Bismarck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Old Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Fields is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fields
- Laurel Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale
- Mount Storm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purgitsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purgitsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgitsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falls.
Newspapers Published in Falls ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falls, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Falls:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah 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 Falls, 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- Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |