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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gleason. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gleason to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gleason, 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 Gleason (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 Gleason. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gleason is historic, it would have been located within present day Mineral 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 Mineral County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Grant, Hampshire & Hardy.
Below are the counties that are near Gleason. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gleason:
- Mineral County (The home county of Gleason)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hartmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Medley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Lahmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dorcas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Wapocomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Ritters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Three Churches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Durgon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Inkerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Terra Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Sell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Orr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Lenox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rowlesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hendricks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gladwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Hambleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Luke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rawlings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Kitzmiller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Mountain Lake Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Red House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Hutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fayette County (PA)
- Markleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- West Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gleason, see our County-by-County Page for Gleason.
Cemeteries Near Gleason ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gleason.
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 Gleason - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gleason covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kalbough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nethkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Gleason in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gleason.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gleason, with the one closest to Gleason listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Elk Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Chaffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Kearney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Mount Storm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Barnum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gleason. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gleason.
Newspapers Published in Gleason ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gleason.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gleason, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gleason.
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 Gleason:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mineral County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Preston County
- Tucker County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Somerset 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 Gleason, 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 '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- Gleason) 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. |