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 Green Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Green Valley: Green Vly. (or less commonly used: Green Vally. or Green Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Valley.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Green Valley is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Green Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Valley:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Green Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Odell Town
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Nettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Runa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Saxman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Donald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Richwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Widen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Clifftop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Meadow Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Keeneys Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Quinwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crichton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Lile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Orient Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kieffer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Monroe County
- Wolfcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Abraham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Royal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Terry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Piney View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Upperglade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Erbacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Green Valley.
Cemeteries Near Green Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Valley.
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 Green Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Gilgal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill 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.<2>
While we didn't find Green Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Hominy Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Lile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Leivasy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leivasy is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leivasy
- Duo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
- Fowler Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Ravenseye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Valley.
Newspapers Published in Green Valley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Monroe County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster 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 Green Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |