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 Flatfork (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 Flatfork. 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.
Name Variations for Flatfork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Flat Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Flatfork is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Flatfork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flatfork:
- Roane County (The home county of Flatfork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Flint Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Roxalana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Pink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rocksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Oka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Arnoldsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Hur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Mudfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Big Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Dink
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Lydia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Elkhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Gould
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Spread
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Ira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Shock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Liverpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Sandyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Island Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Aarons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wellford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Sissonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Legg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Falling Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Wills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Youngs Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Clendenin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Elkview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Grimms Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Letart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Poca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Ritchie County
- Oxbow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Lucile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Creston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Spiller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Racine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flatfork, see our County-by-County Page for Flatfork.
Cemeteries Near Flatfork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatfork.
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 Flatfork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flatfork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Shadydale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gandee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Godby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (758 more) ...
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Flatfork had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flatfork, with the one closest to Flatfork listed first.
- Red Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Higby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Countsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Ryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Gandeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarence is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Belgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louther is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louther
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flatfork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flatfork.
Newspapers Published in Flatfork ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatfork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatfork, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatfork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Flatfork:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flatfork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flatfork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |