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 Halcyon (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 Halcyon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Halcyon is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Halcyon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halcyon:
- Logan County (The home county of Halcyon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whirlwind
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mitchell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Troy Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Peach Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Thompson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- West Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Turtle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Hewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Layville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Jeffrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Low Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Ramage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Washington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Dodson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Salt Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Melissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Tornado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Harts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Yawkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sweetland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Dingess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Musick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Montcoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Doane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Nestlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Dunlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- East Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Effie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- Cub City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Clifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Ben Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Louisa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Lovely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Hode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Debord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- South Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Toler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Forest Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Belfry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Freeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Huddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Canada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halcyon, see our County-by-County Page for Halcyon.
Cemeteries Near Halcyon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halcyon.
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 Halcyon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halcyon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Dingess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dempsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (910 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dingess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stolling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Halcyon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halcyon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
- Chapmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Spurlockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Hewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Kiahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Jenks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stonecoal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Halcyon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halcyon.
Newspapers Published in Halcyon ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halcyon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halcyon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halcyon.
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 Halcyon:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike 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 Halcyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halcyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |