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 Greenstown (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 Greenstown. 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.
Greenstown is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Greenstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenstown:
- Fayette County (The home county of Greenstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Whipple
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- White Oak Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Concho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Wriston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Kilsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Whitesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Elk Run Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Sylvester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keith
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Joes Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Orgas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Coopertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Bandytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Fosterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Rainelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McRoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Charmco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Orient Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crichton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Kieffer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Lile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Handley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hollygrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Hugheston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ronda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dry Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- East Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cabin Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Albion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Runa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Zela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Summersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Terry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Piney View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Royal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Skelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Stanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Sweeneyburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sprague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- White Stick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Beckley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- True
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hilldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Pipestem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Talcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Kopperston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Mullens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenstown, see our County-by-County Page for Greenstown.
Cemeteries Near Greenstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenstown.
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 Greenstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Hilltop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wriston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Greenstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenstown, with the one closest to Greenstown listed first.
- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dimmock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dimmock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Beury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Gatewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- McKendree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenstown.
Newspapers Published in Greenstown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenstown, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenstown.
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 Greenstown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Wyoming 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Greenstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Greenstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |