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 Grassy Meadows (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 Grassy Meadows. 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 Grassy Meadows ...
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 Grassy Meadows: Grassy Mdws.
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.
Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Grassy Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grassy Meadows:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Grassy Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kieffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Rainelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- McRoss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Fort Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Charmco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Orient Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Spring Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Meadow Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Maywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hilton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Clifftop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Prince
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- McKendree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Creamery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wikel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Runa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Odell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Nettie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Donald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Abraham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Terry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Clifftop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Daniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Piney View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Shady Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stanaford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- White Stick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Beckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Riffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Sandstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Bargers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Brooklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Buck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Packs Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Giles County (VA)
- Kire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grassy Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Grassy Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Grassy Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy Meadows.
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 Grassy Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grassy Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Suttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Suttle is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342096 <3>
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery
- The Hicks - Swell Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
- William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wickline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- At The End Of The Trail Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Amwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Harrah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grassy Meadows had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grassy Meadows, with the one closest to Grassy Meadows listed first.
- Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Green Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Santifee is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santifee
- Meadow Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Spring Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Blaker Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Alderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grassy Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grassy Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Grassy Meadows ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassy Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grassy Meadows, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grassy Meadows.
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 Grassy Meadows:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Giles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grassy Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grassy Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |