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 Hoard (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 Hoard. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoard is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Hoard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoard:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Hoard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Baker Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Maidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Cheat Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Star City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Bowlby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Brookhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Hoodsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mount Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Barrackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Garden Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Bruceton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Little Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Gladesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Morgans Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Threefork Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Kingwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Knottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Oreide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Yates ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Point Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Morris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Fairchance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Haydentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Shoaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fairdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fordyce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Carmichaels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Khedive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Millsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Deemston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Beallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Marianna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Bissell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Daisytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ten Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Gibsonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoard, see our County-by-County Page for Hoard.
Cemeteries Near Hoard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoard.
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 Hoard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Hoard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Everley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crichfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pt. Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Hoard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoard, with the one closest to Hoard listed first.
- Stewartstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Point Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Dunkard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Maidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Bowlby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Morris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Bald Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Davistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoard.
Newspapers Published in Hoard ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoard, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hoard:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Hoard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |