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 Gunville (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 Gunville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gunville is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Gunville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gunville:
- Mason County (The home county of Gunville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Baden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Grimms Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fivemile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Crown City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Statts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Ravenswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Sandyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Sissonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cross Lanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Legg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sattes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Aarons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tornado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Wills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Eleanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Flint Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Reedy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Walton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Peewee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bladen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kyger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Crown City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Athalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Greasy Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bashan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gunville, see our County-by-County Page for Gunville.
Cemeteries Near Gunville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gunville.
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 Gunville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gunville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McDade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cossin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big Spruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79556 <3>
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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, Gunville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gunville, with the one closest to Gunville listed first.
- Baden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Rollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Arbuckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Cottageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- School House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grimms Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Parchment Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gunville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gunville.
Newspapers Published in Gunville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gunville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gunville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gunville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gunville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gunville) 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 Gunville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |