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 Herring (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 Herring. 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 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.
Herring is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Herring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herring:
- Preston County (The home county of Herring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Heathers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Kasson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Clemtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Valley Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Kalamazoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Adaland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Vannoys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Berryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Palatine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Barrackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Schell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Brookhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cheat Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Baker Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Laurel Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Smithtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- West Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Yates ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Pruntytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Oreide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Pierce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Hutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Loch Lynn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Red House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Accident
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Fort Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Haydentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atlantic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Winstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- New Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Shoaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Markleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Dilliner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fordyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Kirby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herring, see our County-by-County Page for Herring.
Cemeteries Near Herring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herring.
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 Herring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lenox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Nicholson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pratt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Herring had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herring, with the one closest to Herring listed first.
- Masontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Snider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snider is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Albright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jessop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jessop is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessop
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herring.
Newspapers Published in Herring ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herring, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Herring:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset 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 Herring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Herring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |