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 Hager (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 Hager. 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 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.
Hager 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 Hager. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hager:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Hager)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Myra
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hamlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Yawkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Spears ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- West Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- East ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Alkol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Layville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Morrisvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Dodson Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Horse Creek Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harless
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Lory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lory is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Salt Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barboursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Reid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Tornado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Saint Albans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Nitro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Rock Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Cross Lanes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Big Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mitchell Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Peach Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Troy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sodom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hedgeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Mason County
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Dingess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Greyeagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Hurricane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teays Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Eleanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 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 Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Nestlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Cove Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Doane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wilsondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Buffalo Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Lockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Durbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Clifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Buchanan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Louisa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Potters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Martin County (KY)
- Hode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Gallia County (OH)
- Crown City
(28 miles [45.1 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 Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Proctorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia
(23 miles [37 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
- Chesapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sybene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Scottown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- South Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hager, see our County-by-County Page for Hager.
Cemeteries Near Hager ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hager.
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 Hager - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hager covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plumley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martha Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martha Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Palermo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222577 <2>
- Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (950 more) ...
- Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Hager in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hager.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hager, with the one closest to Hager listed first.
- Jenks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Myra
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Hamlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Griffithsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Spurlockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Nye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Garretts Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Cove Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sarah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Gilkerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hager. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hager.
Newspapers Published in Hager ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hager.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hager, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hager.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hager:
- 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
- Boyd County
- Lawrence County
- Martin 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> | 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 Hager, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hager) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |