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 Glade (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 Glade. 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 and hospitals 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.
Glade is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Glade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glade:
- Fayette County (The home county of Glade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Quinnimont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Prince
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Meadow Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Concho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Boone County
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Rainelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McRoss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Charmco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crawley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Crichton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Kieffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Quinwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Frazier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Lashmeet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Creamery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Ballard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wikel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Runa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Carl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Albion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beech Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Odell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Tolbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Abraham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Clifftop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Piney View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Stanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- White Stick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Beckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- True
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hilldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Talcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Mullens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glade, see our County-by-County Page for Glade.
Cemeteries Near Glade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glade.
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 Glade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Beechnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut Cemetery
- The Beechnut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charles Harrah Cemetery
- Harrah Cemetery
- Jim Harrah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2608668 <2>
- William Kidwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Kidwell Cemetery
- The William Kidwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kidwell Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plumley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Layland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Cemetery
- The Layland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Knob Church Cemetery
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wickline Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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, Glade had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glade, with the one closest to Glade listed first.
- Quinnimont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Prince
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- McKendree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Crickmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crickmer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crickmer
- Sandstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glade.
Newspapers Published in Glade ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glade, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glade.
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 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 Glade:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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 Glade, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |