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 Hardman (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 Hardman. 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 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.
Hardman is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Lewis & Ritchie.
Below are the counties that are near Hardman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardman:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Hardman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- De Kalb
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Normantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Newberne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Shock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Progress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Arnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Exchange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Lloydsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Frametown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Russet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Arnoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Rocksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Lydia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Ira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Valley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Spread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Swandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swandale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Saint Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Duckworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- New Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Miletus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Smithburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Vadis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Alkires Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Cox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Nicholas County
- Birch River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Adlai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Burnt House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Slab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cantwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Triplett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Roxalana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Looneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Reedy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Zona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Webster County
- Replete
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- Slate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardman, see our County-by-County Page for Hardman.
Cemeteries Near Hardman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardman.
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 Hardman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keyster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snakeroot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvester Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Hardman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardman, with the one closest to Hardman listed first.
- De Kalb
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Normantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- White Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Nobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardman.
Newspapers Published in Hardman ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardman, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardman.
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 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 Hardman:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Webster County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Hardman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hardman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |