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 Heights (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 Heights. 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.
Heights is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heights:
- Mason County (The home county of Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Beale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Fivemile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- West Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Arlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Crown City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Ona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Wilding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kyger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wellston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Scottown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Athalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Willow Wood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Langsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dorcas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Scioto County (OH)
- Hales Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Heights.
Cemeteries Near Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heights, with the one closest to Heights listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Addison
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Henderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Bulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ambrosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Wyoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Couch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Maggie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heights.
Newspapers Published in Heights ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Heights:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |