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 Hemlock (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 Hemlock. 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.
Hemlock is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Hemlock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hemlock:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hemlock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Hur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Island Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Legg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Arbuckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Ritchie County
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Reedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Triplett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Walton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Peewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Slate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Leachtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Coolville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Pratts Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Carsey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Beebe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Bladen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Letart Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Belpre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Porterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hemlock, see our County-by-County Page for Hemlock.
Cemeteries Near Hemlock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemlock.
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 Hemlock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hemlock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Lathem Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beckwith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bicknell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (870 more) ...
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Hemlock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hemlock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hemlock, with the one closest to Hemlock listed first.
- Silverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Angerona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Odaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ripley Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Nesselroad ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nesselroad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hemlock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hemlock.
Newspapers Published in Hemlock ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemlock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hemlock, 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 Hemlock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hemlock:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington 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 Hemlock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hemlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |