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 Gay (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 Gay. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Gay is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Gay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gay:
- Jackson County (The home county of Gay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Statts Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <2>
- Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <2>
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Odaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Romance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Pink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Rocksdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Arnoldsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Orma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Stinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Grantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Mudfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Russet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Freed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Procious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Valley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmer County
- Stumptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Stumptown
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Island Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Sissonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissonville
- Sissonville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sissonville <2>
- Aarons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Elkview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <2>
- Falling Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Youngs Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Clendenin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <2>
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Three Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Pinch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Cross Lanes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <2>
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Baden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Arbuckle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grimms Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Letart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Flatrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Fivemile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Paradise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Bancroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red House <2>
- Poca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <2>
- Raymond City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Eleanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <2>
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Morgans Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Pliny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Flint Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cicerone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Reedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Triplett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Roxalana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Peewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Burning Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Slate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Leachtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Mineral Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Letart Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Plants
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Spiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Dorcas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
- Bashan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Welshtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gay, see our County-by-County Page for Gay.
Newspapers Published in Gay ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gay, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gay.
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 Gay:
- 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 Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun 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
- Gilmer 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
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ritchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wirt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
Cemeteries Near Gay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gay.
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 Gay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpold Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbert Cemetery
- Camelite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camelite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelite Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litton Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litton Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
- Woodfell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfell Cemetery
- Waybright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waybright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waybright Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siniaville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963956 <4>
- Continue List (841 more) ...
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto Cemetery
- White Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Pine Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Cemetery
- Casto 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, Gay had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gay, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Louther
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Red Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Clarence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Statts Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Belgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hereford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Higby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Flatfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Reedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Peniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <2>
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Fairplain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gay. 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. |
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| <3> | 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- Gay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7706, Longitude: -81.5532 In this case, the coordinates for Gay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Gay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |