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 Gauley Bridge (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 Gauley Bridge. 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.
Name Variations for Gauley Bridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gauley Bridge: Gauley Brg. (or less commonly used: Gauley Brdg. or Gauley Brdge.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Gauley Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gauley Bridge:
- Fayette County (The home county of Gauley Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Falls View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Kimberly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Smithers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Victor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Joes Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Keith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Coopertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Orgas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Elk Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Sylvester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Kirbyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Seth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Bomont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Elkhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Spread
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Valley Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Widen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Dink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Crichton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Orient Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Ronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Eskdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Cabin Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Chelyan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Beech Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Albion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Zela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Runa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Summersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Muddlety
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Odell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Donald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Dorothy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Terry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Prosperity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Piney View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Royal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Sweeneyburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Packsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Skelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Stanaford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montcoal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Roane County
- Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gauley Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Gauley Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Gauley Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gauley Bridge.
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 Gauley Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gauley Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Abbott - Huddleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <3>
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- John Nugen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Page Tabernackle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Gauley Bridge had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gauley Bridge had a population of 545 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Kanawha Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Gauley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Deep Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Belva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gaymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gauley Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gauley Bridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gauley Bridge ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gauley Bridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gauley Bridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gauley Bridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gauley Bridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of Gauley Bridge.
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 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 Gauley Bridge:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Roane 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gauley Bridge) 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 Gauley Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |