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 Given (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 Given. 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.
Given is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Given. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Given:
- Jackson County (The home county of Given)
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Fairplain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Angerona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Hereford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kentuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Culloden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Pink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Sissonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Cross Lanes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
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- Sattes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Elkview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Grimms Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Letart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fivemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Kester ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Peewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Cheshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Carlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Bladen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Gallipolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kyger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Letart Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Thomas Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Given, see our County-by-County Page for Given.
Cemeteries Near Given ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Given.
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 Given - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Given covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Given Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harpold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (806 more) ...
- Grass Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Given had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Given, with the one closest to Given listed first.
- Fairplain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Parchment Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Statts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Angerona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Belgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Hereford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Gunville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Goldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Given. See our List of 1890's Communities around Given.
Newspapers Published in Given ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Given.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Given, 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 Given.
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 Given:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Gallia County
- Meigs 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 Given, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Given) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |