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 Griffithsville (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 Griffithsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Griffithsville is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Griffithsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffithsville:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Griffithsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Yawkey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
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- Tango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
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- Sweetland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- East ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Garretts Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Myra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
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- Priestley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Alum Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Layville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Dodson Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Horse Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Harless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Julian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Lory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Emmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Grippe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Salt Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Barboursville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Reid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Guyandotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Tornado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Sattes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nitro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Cross Lanes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Elk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Banco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Sodom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Whirlwind
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Peach Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Hedgeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Troy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Thompson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Upland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Grimms Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Mingo County
- Dingess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scott Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Teays Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Morgans Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Poca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Eleanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fraziers Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Nestlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- East Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Dunlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Buffalo Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Effie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Gallia County (OH)
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Athalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sybene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffithsville, see our County-by-County Page for Griffithsville.
Cemeteries Near Griffithsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffithsville.
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 Griffithsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffithsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Egnor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (899 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Egnor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Griffithsville had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffithsville, with the one closest to Griffithsville listed first.
- Sweetland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Jenks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Garretts Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Spurlockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Nye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Tornado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Portersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Culloden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffithsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffithsville.
Newspapers Published in Griffithsville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffithsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffithsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffithsville.
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 Griffithsville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Griffithsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffithsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |