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 Gilkerson (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 Gilkerson. 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.
Gilkerson is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Boyd (KY), Lawrence (KY), Martin (KY), Lawrence (OH), Cabell, Lincoln & Mingo.
Below are the counties that are near Gilkerson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilkerson:
- Wayne County (The home county of Gilkerson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Nestlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Armilda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Buffalo Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Layville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
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- Dodson Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
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- Horse Creek Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Julian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Manila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
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- Harless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
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- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lory is located in Boone County
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- Turtle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
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- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Salt Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
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- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Barboursville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
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- Pea Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
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- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Guyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Tornado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nitro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- West Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Wewanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
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- Portersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
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- Sweetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Harts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yawkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Big Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Whirlwind
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
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- Banco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Troy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Peach Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Thompson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- West Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason County
- Upland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Dingess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Greyeagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Hurricane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Lockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Catlettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boltsfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Mavity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Normal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cliffside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Cannonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
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- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Jeriel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Bellefonte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Lowmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County (KY)
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- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Zelda ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Louisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Potters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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- Maynard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Five Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Stringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fallsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Inez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pilgrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Debord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- Crown City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Proctorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sybene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- South Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Linnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilkerson, see our County-by-County Page for Gilkerson.
Cemeteries Near Gilkerson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilkerson.
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 Gilkerson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilkerson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tallclay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1006 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilkerson had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilkerson, with the one closest to Gilkerson listed first.
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Effie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilkerson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilkerson.
Newspapers Published in Gilkerson ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilkerson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilkerson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilkerson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gilkerson:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Gilkerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gilkerson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |