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 Gallipolis (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 Gallipolis. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Gallipolis is located in 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 Gallipolis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gallipolis:
- Mason County (The home county of Gallipolis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Beale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County
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- Gallipolis Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Hogsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Arlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Crown City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Culloden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Angerona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sandyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Neptune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Hurricane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Gallipolis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Bladen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Cora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rio Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Scottown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Athalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Willow Wood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Andis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Kitts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Middleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Langsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plants
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Hales Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Wilkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gallipolis, see our County-by-County Page for Gallipolis.
Cemeteries Near Gallipolis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gallipolis.
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 Gallipolis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gallipolis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mina Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (729 more) ...
- Cottrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyoma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gallipolis had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gallipolis, with the one closest to Gallipolis listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clipper Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Gallipolis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thivener
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thivener is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thivener
- Wyoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Angola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Angola is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Hogsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Arlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Couch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gallipolis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gallipolis.
Newspapers Published in Gallipolis ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallipolis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gallipolis, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gallipolis.
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 Gallipolis:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gallipolis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gallipolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |