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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 Folsom (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 Folsom. 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 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.
Folsom is located in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County: Monroe (OH), Greene (PA), Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia & Tyler.
Below are the counties that are near Folsom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Folsom:
- Wetzel County (The home county of Folsom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Bebee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Pepper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- Conings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shinnston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Lightburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jane Lew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Logansport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Helens Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Katy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
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- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Eldora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Bannen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loudenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
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- Glen Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
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- Rosbys Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
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- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
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- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Wadestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Miracle Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hagans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
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- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Oreide
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Astor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Fetterman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Brydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adonis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- McKim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont County (OH)
- Powhatan Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Clarington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 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 Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Matamoras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- New Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Jollytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ashtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Nettle Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Aleppo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
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- McCracken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Spraggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Holbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Gump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Ryerson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Folsom, see our County-by-County Page for Folsom.
Cemeteries Near Folsom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Folsom.
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 Folsom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Folsom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pricetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wetzel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hildreth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Ice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Folsom had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Harrison County
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- Brink
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brink is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Hazel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazel is located in Wetzel County
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- Grangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Logansport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Tyler County
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- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
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- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Doddridge County
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- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
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- Dola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dola is located in Harrison County
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- Sincerity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Harrison County
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- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Folsom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Folsom.
Newspapers Published in Folsom ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Folsom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Folsom, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Folsom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Folsom:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wetzel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Belmont County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Greene 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 Folsom, 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- Folsom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |