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 Glen Rogers (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 Glen Rogers. 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.
Glen Rogers is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Glen Rogers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen Rogers:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Glen Rogers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Keyrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Kopperston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Mullens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Turkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oceana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fanny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Clear Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Rocklick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Barrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pondco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Twilight
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Janie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Bandytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Elk Run Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Bim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Pax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Harvey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Prince
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- McKendree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Quinnimont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Carbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Braeholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mallory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Wylo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Kistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Keystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Four
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Kyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Welch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Big Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Thorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Roderfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Gary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Matoaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Lashmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Coaldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Flipping
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Montcalm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bramwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coopers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Johnston Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Bolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Slab Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Redbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Fairdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tolleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Glen White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Stotesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Zada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Ury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Arnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- True
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Pipestem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Pocahontas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Boissevain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Yards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glen Rogers, see our County-by-County Page for Glen Rogers.
Cemeteries Near Glen Rogers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Rogers.
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 Glen Rogers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen Rogers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78339 <3>
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Accord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Accord Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bolt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77519 <3>
- Tilley - Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snuffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Covey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Glen Rogers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen Rogers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Rogers, with the one closest to Glen Rogers listed first.
- McGraws
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Redbird
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Saulsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Crany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Jesse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Rock View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Matville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Pemberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oceana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Odd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen Rogers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Rogers.
Newspapers Published in Glen Rogers ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Rogers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Rogers, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Rogers.
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 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 Glen Rogers:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Tazewell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Rogers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glen Rogers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |