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 Goldtown (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 Goldtown. 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 northeast 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 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.
Goldtown 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 Goldtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goldtown:
- Jackson County (The home county of Goldtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Romance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fairplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Hereford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Emmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
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- Dartmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Rumble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Pink
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Oka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Arnoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Elkhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Valley Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Sissonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Elkview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Jarretts Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Cross Lanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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- Pinch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
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- Nitro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Alum Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
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- Priestley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
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- Sod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
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- Tango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Baden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Upland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Letart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
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- Flatrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
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- Arlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Poca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Cicerone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Peewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Bladen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Letart Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Spiller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Racine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goldtown, see our County-by-County Page for Goldtown.
Cemeteries Near Goldtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldtown.
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 Goldtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goldtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Boggess Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Koontz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (724 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamblen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goldtown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goldtown, with the one closest to Goldtown listed first.
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sissonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Sigman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Island Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Belgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrove
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Blundon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Higby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goldtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goldtown.
Newspapers Published in Goldtown ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldtown, 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 Goldtown.
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 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 Goldtown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt 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 Goldtown, 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- Goldtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |