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 Gilboa (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 Gilboa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gilboa is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Gilboa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilboa:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Gilboa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Zela
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Tipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Muddlety
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Albion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Donald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
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- Runa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
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- Beech Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
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- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Nettie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Strange Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Canfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Frametown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Gassaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Sutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Mudfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Oka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Widen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Wattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elkhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Spread
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Bomont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Dink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Procious
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Ansted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Lookout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Cotton Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Gauley Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Crichton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Lile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Quinwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Handley
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Clendenin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollygrove
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Reamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Coco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Falling Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Bank
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Halo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Erbacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilboa, see our County-by-County Page for Gilboa.
Cemeteries Near Gilboa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilboa.
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 Gilboa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilboa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Duling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCutchin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Kyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gilboa had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
- Zela
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Enon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Albion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hookersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mount Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mount Lookout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Fowler Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Persinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilboa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilboa.
Newspapers Published in Gilboa ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilboa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilboa, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilboa.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gilboa:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Roane County
- Webster 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gilboa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Gilboa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |