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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 Fayetteville (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 Fayetteville. 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 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.

Fayetteville is located in Fayette County and is the County Seat.

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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Fayetteville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayetteville, with the one closest to Fayetteville listed first.
    • Fayette
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Garten
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kaymoor ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lansing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
      • Grayden is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grayden
      • From Fayetteville to Grayden
    • Dempsey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Keeneys Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beckwith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansted
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
      • Ansted is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <2>
    • Concho
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
      • Concho is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Concho
      • From Fayetteville to Concho
    • Sewell ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
      • Sewell is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sewell
      • From Fayetteville to Sewell
    • Oak Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
  • Boone County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayetteville, with the one closest to Fayetteville listed first.
    • Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkhurst
      • From Fayetteville to Elkhurst
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Clay County
    • Spread
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Greenbrier County
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayetteville, with the one closest to Fayetteville listed first.
    • Handley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
      • Handley is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Carbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hollygrove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Eskdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Acme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
    • Ronda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Dry Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
      • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Cabin Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Witcher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholas County
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fayetteville, with the one closest to Fayetteville listed first.
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Raleigh County
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royal
      • From Fayetteville to Royal
    • Terry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grandview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grandview
      • From Fayetteville to Grandview
    • Piney View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Prosperity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stanaford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
      • Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
    • Skelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • White Stick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sweeneyburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sprague
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Beckley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Abraham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abraham
      • From Fayetteville to Abraham
  • Summers County

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

Cemeteries Near Fayetteville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayetteville.

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 Fayetteville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pierce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Huse Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huse Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huse Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Nugen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Nugen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Nugen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Restlawn Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westlake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennette Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Hilltop Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Robson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fayetteville had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fayetteville had a population of 2,684 people.

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

  • Fayette
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Lansing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
  • Gatewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Fayette County
  • Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
    • Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
  • Dempsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Caperton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caperton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton
    • Caperton is located in Fayette County
  • Keeneys Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beauty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
    • Beauty is located in Fayette County
  • Edmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Fayette County
  • Cotton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaymont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaymont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
    • Gaymont is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Beckwith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawks Nest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
      • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
    • Oak Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fayetteville ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayetteville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fayetteville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fayetteville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fayetteville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6> of Fayetteville.

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 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 Fayetteville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fayetteville. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Fayetteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fayetteville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayetteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0533, Longitude: -81.1044    









 

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