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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gath. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gath to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gath, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gath (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 Gath. 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 hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Gath is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Gath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gath:
- Marion County (The home county of Gath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Samaria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
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- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
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- Hammond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
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- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
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- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neel is located in Marion County
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- Mount Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Garden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Pepper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Valley Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Big Isaac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Saltwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Spelter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Despard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- Anmoore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Jane Lew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lightburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Smithtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Arnettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hagans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Laurel Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Cassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Gladesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Macomber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Fetterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Brydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Knottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Flemington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Teter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
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- Swamp Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hundred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Anthem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Fairchance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Point Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Morris Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Atlantic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Woodside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
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- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Mount Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Jollytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Spraggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Ashtree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Fordyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- New Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gath, see our County-by-County Page for Gath.
Cemeteries Near Gath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gath.
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 Gath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nuzum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Gath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gath, with the one closest to Gath listed first.
- Samaria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Forksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Palatine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Junction
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
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- Bentons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentons Ferry
- McGee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Hoult
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gath.
Newspapers Published in Gath ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gath, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gath.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gath:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |