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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gomez. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gomez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gomez, 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 Gomez (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 Gomez. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gomez is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Gomez. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gomez:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Gomez)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Orma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Stinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Losie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Progress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Strange Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Ira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Valley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Spread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Swandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Swandale is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Shock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Sand Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Newberne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hereford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Romance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Statts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Meadowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Wellford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Falling Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Island Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Youngs Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Three Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Coco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Aarons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Wills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Vadis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Birch River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Burnt House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Lawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cantwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Slab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Cokeleys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Looneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Reedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Webster County
- Erbacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gomez, see our County-by-County Page for Gomez.
Cemeteries Near Gomez ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gomez.
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 Gomez - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gomez covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Booher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chenowith - Reip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knotts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minnora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mollohan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey - Siers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Fink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Gomez in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gomez.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gomez, with the one closest to Gomez listed first.
- Minnora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Arnoldsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Stinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Beech
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Altizer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gomez. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gomez.
Newspapers Published in Gomez ...
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 Gomez.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gomez, 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 Gomez.
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 helpful 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 Gomez:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Webster County
- Wirt 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 Gomez, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gomez) 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. |