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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
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:
- Monroe County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Wikel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Assurance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Creamery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wolfcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Peterstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Prince
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Maywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Alderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Richlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tuckahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Brink ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Clendenenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Elgood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Willowton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East River ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Lashmeet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Abraham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Grandview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Tilden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Princewick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Bargers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Hilldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Talcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Bellepoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Brooklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- True
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Round Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Captain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Kire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Rich Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Lurich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Pearisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Glen Lyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Goodwins Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Sundance Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Prices Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Merrimac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Parrott
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Radford City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Simpkins Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
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.
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <3>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Fairview Baptist Church 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Assurance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Lillydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Rock Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Johnson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Lindside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Bargers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Indian Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Cashmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Zenith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
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 30 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 18 miles [29 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- 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- Greenville) 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |