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 Heizer (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 Heizer. 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 doctors 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.
Heizer is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.
Below are the counties that are near Heizer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heizer:
- Putnam County (The home county of Heizer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Sigman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Poca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Morgans Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eleanor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scott Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Emmons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Dartmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Grippe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Ashford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rumble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Brushton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Easly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Harless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Julian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Nellis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Culloden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crown City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Salt Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sarah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Pea Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Kenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fairplain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angerona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Hereford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Sissonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sattes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Rock Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- South Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Alum Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Priestley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Portersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Yawkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Myra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- West Hamlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Upland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Apple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
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- Flatrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Cicerone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Flint Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Walton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kester ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roxalana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Crown City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gallipolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Athalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Letart Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heizer, see our County-by-County Page for Heizer.
Cemeteries Near Heizer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heizer.
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 Heizer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heizer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Britton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cartwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Showen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (787 more) ...
- Boggess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Chapel 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.<2>
While we didn't find Heizer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heizer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heizer, with the one closest to Heizer listed first.
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Raymond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Confidence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Rocky Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pocatalico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Sissonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Extra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heizer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heizer.
Newspapers Published in Heizer ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heizer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heizer, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heizer.
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 Heizer:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Roane County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heizer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heizer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |