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 Halleck (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 Halleck. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Halleck is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Halleck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halleck:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Halleck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Brookhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Laurel Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Arnettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Baker Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Valley Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Adaland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kalamazoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pepper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Elk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lumberport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Despard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Anmoore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Rivesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Gladesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Albright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Randolph County
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Yates ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Brydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Tucker County
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshur County
- Teter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Wetzel County
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Hutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Red House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Loch Lynn Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Point Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Haydentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Masontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Dilliner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Spraggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Ceylon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Gump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Jollytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Nemacolin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halleck, see our County-by-County Page for Halleck.
Cemeteries Near Halleck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halleck.
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 Halleck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halleck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McBee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- Amnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McConkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Halleck had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halleck, with the one closest to Halleck listed first.
- Clinton Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Gladesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Forksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Uffington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Irontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halleck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halleck.
Newspapers Published in Halleck ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halleck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halleck, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halleck.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Halleck:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halleck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Halleck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |