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 Grape Island (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 Grape Island. 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 Grape Island ...
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 Grape Island: Grape Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Grape Island is located in Pleasants 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 Pleasants County: Washington (OH), Ritchie, Tyler & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Grape Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grape Island:
- Pleasants County (The home county of Grape Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- DeLong
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Schultz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Horseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Willow Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Calhoun County
- Freed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Duckworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Marshall County
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- League
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pennsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Petroleum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Rusk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Plum Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Adonis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- McKim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Sistersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Minnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- New Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Proctor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Bebee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Dallison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
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- North Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kanawha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Edwina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Morgan County (OH)
- Hackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Noble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Harriettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Fulda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Wade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Deucher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Ward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Steel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Matamoras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Yankeeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Sandhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Grand View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grape Island, see our County-by-County Page for Grape Island.
Cemeteries Near Grape Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grape Island.
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 Grape Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grape Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Lamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clay Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holdren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Grape Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grape Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grape Island, with the one closest to Grape Island listed first.
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- DeLong
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Wade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Saint Marys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Vaucluse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Deucher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Archers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Calcutta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Sugar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grape Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grape Island.
Newspapers Published in Grape Island ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grape Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grape Island, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grape Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grape Island:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pleasants County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Marshall County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington 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 Grape Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grape Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |