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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 Grimms Landing (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 Grimms Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Grimms Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Grimms Landing: Grimms Lndg. (or less commonly used: Grimms Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Grimms Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grimms Landing may originally have been Grimm's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grimms Landing might be written as Grimm Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Grimms Landing is located in Mason County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.

Below are the counties that are near Grimms Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimms Landing:

  • Mason County     (The home county of Grimms Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Arbuckle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Southside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Baden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arlee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
      • Arlee is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arlee
      • From Grimms Landing to Arlee
    • Fivemile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivemile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
      • Fivemile is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fivemile
      • From Grimms Landing to Fivemile
    • Brighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brighton
      • From Grimms Landing to Brighton
    • Upland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Flatrock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hogsett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogsett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
      • Hogsett is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hogsett
      • From Grimms Landing to Hogsett
    • Beale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
      • Beale is located in Mason County
  • Cabell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Culloden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
    • Crown City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Cabell County
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Cabell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
    • Yates Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fudges Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Barboursville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Grimms Landing to Wilson
    • Guyandotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Melissa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarah
      • From Grimms Landing to Sarah
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Huntsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Jackson County
    • Angerona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angerona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
      • Angerona is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angerona
      • From Grimms Landing to Angerona
    • Millwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millwood
      • From Grimms Landing to Millwood
    • Fairplain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kenna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Flatwoods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Statts Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Willow Grove ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Kentuck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Romance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Nitro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
      • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
    • Cross Lanes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
      • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <4>
    • Sattes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sattes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
      • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sattes
      • From Grimms Landing to Sattes
    • Sissonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Albans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <4>
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Legg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
      • Legg is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Legg
      • From Grimms Landing to Legg
    • Island Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tornado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Dunbar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Aarons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Lake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
  • Lincoln County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pliny
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Putnam County
    • Fraziers Bottom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Grimms Landing to Midway
    • Eleanor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <4>
    • Red House
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Paradise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bancroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Sigman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigman
      • From Grimms Landing to Sigman
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Cicerone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Flint Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Roane County
    • Zona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zona
      • From Grimms Landing to Zona
    • Walton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Gallia County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Bladen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eureka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eureka
      • From Grimms Landing to Eureka
    • Gallipolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Mills Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
      • Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Crown City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Cheshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wigner ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
      • Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Rodney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Athalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
      • Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Greasy Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Scottown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Proctorville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Aid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
      • Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aid
      • From Grimms Landing to Aid
    • Linnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Willow Wood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sherritts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherritts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
      • Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.
    • Letart Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Plants
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plants. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plants
      • From Grimms Landing to Plants
    • Dorcas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Racine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
    • Middleport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
      • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
    • Spiller
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Syracuse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
    • Pomeroy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Welshtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Portland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bashan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Thomas Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
      • Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimms Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Grimms Landing.

Cemeteries Near Grimms Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimms Landing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimms Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Craig Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kimberling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimberling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimberling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkeson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkeson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkeson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manilla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Promise Land Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Promise Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Promise Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirkpatrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kimberling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimberling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimberling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pliny Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pliny Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pliny Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arbuckle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbuckle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grimms Landing had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimms Landing, with the one closest to Grimms Landing listed first.

  • Southside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arbuckle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pliny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Veranda ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veranda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veranda
    • Veranda is located in Mason County
  • Elmwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Mason County
  • Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Extra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Extra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
    • Extra is located in Putnam County
  • Beech Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Beech Hill is located in Mason County
  • Fraziers Bottom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gunville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
    • Gunville is located in Mason County
  • Rollins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
    • Rollins is located in Mason County
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    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Grimms Landing to Midway
    • Hugo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Putnam County
    • Baden
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Grimms Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimms Landing.

Newspapers Published in Grimms Landing ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimms Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimms Landing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimms Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grimms Landing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grimms Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Grimms Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Grimms Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grimms Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6776, Longitude: -81.9490       In this case, the coordinates for Grimms Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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