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 Flint (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 Flint. 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 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 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.
Flint is located in Doddridge 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 Doddridge County: Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Flint. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint:
- Doddridge County (The home county of Flint)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Doak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miletus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Barbour County
- Pepper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Conings
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Wilsonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
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- Tichenal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Valley Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Lightburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Jane Lew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Big Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Katy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Bannen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Schultz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Oreide
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Astor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Big Moses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- McKim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Adonis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sistersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Childs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Minnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Benwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Matamoras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Wade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Deucher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint, see our County-by-County Page for Flint.
Cemeteries Near Flint ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint.
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 Flint - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Keys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Doak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Victory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archbold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cascara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sedalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (579 more) ...
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Flint had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint, with the one closest to Flint listed first.
- Roberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Morgansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgansville is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgansville
- Long Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Run is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Blandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Zinnia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zinnia is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinnia
- Miletus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Central Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Central Station is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Station
- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint.
Newspapers Published in Flint ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flint.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flint.
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 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 Flint:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Doddridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Monroe County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Flint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Flint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |