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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gazil. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gazil to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gazil, 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 Gazil (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 Gazil. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Gazil is historic, it would have been located within present day Kanawha 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Gazil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gazil:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Gazil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Coco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Reamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Three Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Clendenin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falling Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Pinch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Wellford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Wills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Big Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Bloomingrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Racine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Rumble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Seth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brushton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Coopertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Dartmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Fosterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Strange Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Clem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Herold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Oka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Mudfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Beech
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Orma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Bomont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Spread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lydia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Cannelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smithers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Gauley Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Falls View
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Romont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Powellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ansted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Priestley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Zela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Muddlety
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Runa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Poca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cicerone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Roxalana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Graux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Flint Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gazil, see our County-by-County Page for Gazil.
Cemeteries Near Gazil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gazil.
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 Gazil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gazil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- O Dell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murdock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Pinch.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79780 <4>
- Odell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blakley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Proctor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reamer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osborne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Clendenin Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Falling Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78635 <4>
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
Gazil itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gazil, with the one closest to Gazil listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Odell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Kendalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Coco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Clendenin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Lizemores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Procious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Wellford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Osbornes Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornes Mills
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Belva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gazil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gazil.
Newspapers Published in Gazil ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gazil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gazil, 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 Gazil.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gazil:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Roane 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 Gazil, 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gazil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Clendenin and Falling Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |