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 Hendricks (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 Hendricks. 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 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.
Hendricks is located in Tucker 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Hendricks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendricks:
- Tucker County (The home county of Hendricks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Hambleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Coketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Canaan Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Valley Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Kalamazoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Kasson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Belington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Junior
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Valley Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Clements ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clemtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Dobbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Hopeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Bayard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Pansy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seymourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Dorcas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Lahmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Onego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Ketterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Ruddle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Sell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Horse Shoe Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macomber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Rowlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Terra Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kingwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Dryfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Wymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Whyte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Harperton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Leadsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Knottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Flemington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Pruntytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Astor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Swamp Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Sand Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Teter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Overhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Reger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Red House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fort Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Loch Lynn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendricks, see our County-by-County Page for Hendricks.
Cemeteries Near Hendricks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendricks.
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 Hendricks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendricks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Fansler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonifield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kerns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hendricks had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hendricks had a population of 254 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendricks, with the one closest to Hendricks listed first.
- Bretz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Coketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Auvil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- William
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kerens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Dryfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendricks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendricks.
Newspapers Published in Hendricks ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendricks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendricks, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hendricks.
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 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 Hendricks:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Garrett County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hendricks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hendricks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |