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 Harrison (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 Harrison. 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 hospitals and 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.
Harrison is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Braxton, Calhoun, Kanawha, Nicholas & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrison:
- Clay County (The home county of Harrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Widen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Valley Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Elkhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Procious
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Herold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Wilsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Little Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Gassaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <2>
- Sutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <2>
- Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Exchange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Mudfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Orma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Arnoldsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Pink
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Russet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Rocksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Grantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Romont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Clifty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Ansted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <2>
- Victor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Gauley Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <2>
- Cannelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Cotton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Beckwith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwith <2>
- Lookout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <2>
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
- Smithers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <2>
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Shock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Normantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <2>
- Stumptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Sand Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Truebada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Clendenin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <2>
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Falling Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Youngs Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Three Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <2>
- Pinch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <2>
- Muddlety
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Zela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
- Tioga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Craigsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <2>
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Beech Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Nettie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettie
- Nettie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettie <2>
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Roxalana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Zona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Cicerone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Erbacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Camden-on-Gauley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <2>
- Halo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Welch Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Upperglade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Replete
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for Harrison.
Newspapers Published in Harrison ...
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 Harrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.
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 Harrison:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gilmer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Webster County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Braxton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Clay County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Clay County
Cemeteries Near Harrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goad Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strange Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <4>
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duffield Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
- Bogg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogg Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harrison had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Herold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Twistville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twistville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Valley Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <2>
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Hookersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Muddlety
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Sleith ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5135, Longitude: -80.9537 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |