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 Gatewood (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 Gatewood. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Gatewood is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Gatewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatewood:
- Fayette County (The home county of Gatewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Garten
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeneys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <2>
- Concho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Clifftop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifftop <2>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Whitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
- Elk Run Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Janie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Joes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Keith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Sylvester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
- Orgas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Coopertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Fosterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Kirbyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Rainelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <2>
- Charmco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmco
- Charmco is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charmco <2>
- Hines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- McRoss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Orient Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Crichton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Quinwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <2>
- Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Crawley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley
- Crawley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawley <2>
- Kieffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Lile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Handley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hollygrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Pratt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
- Ronda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Cabin Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Witcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Runa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Beech Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Zela
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaser Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
- Odell Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Nettie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettie
- Nettie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettie <2>
- Donald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Piney View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Stanaford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- White Stick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Skelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Clifftop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Sprague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Sweeneyburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Beckley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
- Beckley is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <2>
- Wickham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Sandstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
- Jumping Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Hinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
- Nimitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Bellepoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Talcott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott
- Talcott is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talcott <2>
- True
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatewood, see our County-by-County Page for Gatewood.
Newspapers Published in Gatewood ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatewood, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gatewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gatewood:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greenbrier County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Fayette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Fayette County
Cemeteries Near Gatewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatewood.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huse Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huse Memorial Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lawn Memorial Park
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Jennette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennette Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
- John Nugen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Nugen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Nugen Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
- Smailes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smailes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smailes Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Gardens
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Westlake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlake Cemetery
- Layland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layland Cemetery
- Amick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amick Cemetery
- Westlake Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gatewood had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Caperton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Keeneys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeneys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nuttalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <2>
- Dimmock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Beury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Beauty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Edmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gatewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatewood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gatewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gatewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gatewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0107, Longitude: -81.0609 In this case, the coordinates for Gatewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Gatewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |