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 Harriet (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 Harriet. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harriet is located in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Harriet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harriet:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Harriet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beech Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Runa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Donald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Birch River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Strange Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Elmira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Frametown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Canfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Gassaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Mudfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Oka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Widen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Elkhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Bomont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Ira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Procious
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Leander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Clifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Ansted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Gauley Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Grayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Beckwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Gilmer County
- Shock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Crichton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Lile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Quinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Charmco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Handley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Falling Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Three Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Pigeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Halo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Erbacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Upperglade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harriet, see our County-by-County Page for Harriet.
Cemeteries Near Harriet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harriet.
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 Harriet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harriet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- McCutchin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Acree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Harriet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harriet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harriet, with the one closest to Harriet listed first.
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Gilboa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Enon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Albion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Hookersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Lizemores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Leander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Mount Lookout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harriet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harriet.
Newspapers Published in Harriet ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harriet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harriet, 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 Harriet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Harriet:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Roane County
- Webster 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 Harriet, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harriet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |