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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Greenville is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Logan County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Mallory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mineral City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Accoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Wylo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Braeholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Switzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Whitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Clothier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pondco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Jeffrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Bim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Cazy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Harts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Spears ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Wyoming City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Davy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Roderfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Avondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bradshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baisden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Gilbert Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Musick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Blackberry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Montcoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Redbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Packsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Zada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dorothy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Wayne County
- Wilsondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Cub City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kopperston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Lovely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Buskirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Majestic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- McCarr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Stopover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Phelps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Kelsa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Height
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Big Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kistler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340950 <2>
- Claypool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litz - Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Ruffner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Hinchman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (793 more) ...
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Man
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Oilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- North Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Jesse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Iaeger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Crany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Greenville, 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- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |