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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Flaxton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Flaxton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flaxton, please Contact Us.
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 Flaxton (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 Flaxton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Flaxton is historic, it would have been located within present day Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Flaxton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flaxton:
- Mason County (The home county of Flaxton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Arlee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Grimms Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Hogsett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Flatrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Beale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Crown City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fudges Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Melissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Fairplain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kenna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Hereford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Nitro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Lanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Tornado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Legg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Island Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Portersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Garretts Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Cicerone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Flint Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Gallipolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Cheshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Crown City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Kyger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Jackson County (OH)
- Rempel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Athalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Scottown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Willow Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Aid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Sherritts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Linnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Letart Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Welshtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Spiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Rutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Langsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flaxton, see our County-by-County Page for Flaxton.
Cemeteries Near Flaxton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flaxton.
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 Flaxton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flaxton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hambrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (770 more) ...
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Flaxton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flaxton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flaxton, with the one closest to Flaxton listed first.
- Veranda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Veranda is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Southside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Beech Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Arlee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Couch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Grimms Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Wyoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Ambrosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hogsett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Pliny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flaxton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flaxton.
Newspapers Published in Flaxton ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flaxton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flaxton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flaxton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Flaxton:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Flaxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flaxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |