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 Hico (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 Hico. 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 hospitals 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.
Hico is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Hico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hico:
- Fayette County (The home county of Hico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Grayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Keeneys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Kaymoor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaymoor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaymoor
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Elk Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Janie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Joes Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Sylvester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Widen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Spread
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Bomont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Porter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Ira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Crichton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Orient Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charmco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Lile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kieffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Handley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Ronda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Dry Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Runa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Beech Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Zela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Piney View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Abraham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Stanaford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Prosperity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- White Stick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Skelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Sweeneyburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Clifftop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Sprague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hico, see our County-by-County Page for Hico.
Cemeteries Near Hico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hico.
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 Hico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jennette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westlake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Abbot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- John Nugen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Hico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hico.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hico, with the one closest to Hico listed first.
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Mountain Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Edmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Gaymont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Nuttalburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nuttalburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttalburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Keeneys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Beauty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beauty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hico.
Newspapers Published in Hico ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hico, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hico.
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 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 Hico:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster 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 Hico, 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- Hico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |