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 Greer (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 Greer. 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.
Greer is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Greer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greer:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Greer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Brookhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
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- Cheat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
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- Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
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- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Laurel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Clemtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Valley Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Adaland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kalamazoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Philippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Palatine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Barrackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Threefork Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Little Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Kingwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Albright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Brydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Hutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Red House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Accident
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Point Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Haydentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- New Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Shoaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Elliottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Dilliner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fordyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Carmichaels
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Khedive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greer, see our County-by-County Page for Greer.
Cemeteries Near Greer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greer.
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 Greer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nuce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McBee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Greer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dellslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Uffington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Clinton Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halleck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Stewartstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greer.
Newspapers Published in Greer ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greer, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greer.
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 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 Greer:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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 Greer, 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 from Point A (ie- Greer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |