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 View (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 View. 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.
Name Variations for Glen View ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Glen View: Glen Vw.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 View is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Glen View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen View:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Glen View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen White
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- MacArthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sophia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pemberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mabscott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Wickham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham
- Tolleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Beckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Janie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Elk Run Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Twilight
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bandytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Barrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Sylvester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bim
(26 miles [41.8 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 View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Kilsyth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Pax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Prince
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- White Oak Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- McKendree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Redstar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Greenbrier County
- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Braeholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Kyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Anawalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Lashmeet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matoaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Montcalm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flipping
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Johnston Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bramwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Littlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Brooklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- True
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bellepoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Pipestem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hilldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Mullens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Keyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Kopperston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mullensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Oceana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fanny
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Woosley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Clear Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Pocahontas
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glen View, see our County-by-County Page for Glen View.
Cemeteries Near Glen View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Cannaday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snuffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tulliver 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.<3>
While we didn't find Glen View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen View, with the one closest to Glen View listed first.
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Pemberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Daniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Cirtsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Odd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Redbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- McGraws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Saulsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen View.
Newspapers Published in Glen View ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen View, 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 Glen View.
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 websites either 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 View:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Glen View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Glen View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |