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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 Green Bank (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 Green Bank. 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 Green Bank ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Greenbank.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Green Bank. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Bank:

  • Pocahontas County     (The home county of Green Bank)
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dry Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
      • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dry Run
      • From Green Bank to Dry Run
    • Circleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moyers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
      • Moyers is located in Pendleton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moyers
      • From Green Bank to Moyers
    • Zigler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zigler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zigler
      • From Green Bank to Zigler
    • Sugar Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.
    • Mingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Bell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
      • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lee Bell
      • From Green Bank to Lee Bell
    • Huttonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Pickens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Helvetia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cassity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cassity
      • From Green Bank to Cassity
  • Webster County
    • Ralph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ralph
      • From Green Bank to Ralph
  • Augusta County (VA)
  • Bath County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.
    • Bolar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
      • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Lewis
      • From Green Bank to Fort Lewis
    • Cowardin ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
      • Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Warm Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bath Alum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bath Alum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
      • Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bath Alum
      • From Green Bank to Bath Alum
    • Mitchelltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Yost
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.
    • Meadowdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Hightown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hightown
      • From Green Bank to Hightown
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Monterey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <1>
    • Possum Trot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Clover Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • McDowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palo Alto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palo Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palo Alto
      • From Green Bank to Palo Alto

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Bank, see our County-by-County Page for Green Bank.

Cemeteries Near Green Bank ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Bank.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Bank covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.

  • Arbovale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbovale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbovale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wanless Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dilly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lindsay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buzzard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shinaberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinaberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinaberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bussard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bussard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Mt. Hobart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hobart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gragg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gragg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Green Bank had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Bank, with the one closest to Green Bank listed first.

  • Dunmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
  • Clover Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
    • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
  • Mill Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
    • Mill Gap is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Meadowdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Frost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frost
    • From Green Bank to Frost
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Hightown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
    • Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hightown
    • From Green Bank to Hightown
  • Vanderpool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
    • Vanderpool is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Dilleys Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
    • Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County
  • Monterey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <1>
  • Valley Head
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
    • Valley Head is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <1>
  • Sunrise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Bath County (VA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Hampden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
      • New Hampden is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Sunset ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
    • Bolar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Bank. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Bank.

Newspapers Published in Green Bank ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Bank.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Bank, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Bank.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Green Bank:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Bank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<5>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 Green Bank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Bank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4193, Longitude: -79.8324    









 

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