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 Holbrook (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 Holbrook. 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.
Holbrook is located in Ritchie 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 Ritchie County: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Holbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holbrook:
- Ritchie County (The home county of Holbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Pullman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Exchange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Knawl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Lloydsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Freed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Saint Clara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Conings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Reynoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- McWhorter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Katy Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- O'Neill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Wilsonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Lost Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Adamston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Hurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Vadis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Valley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lightburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Smith Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cox Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jane Lew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Adlai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- DeLong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Schultz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- McKim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Big Moses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adonis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Wood County
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Monroe County (OH)
- Fly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Wade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Matamoras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Newell Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Deucher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Ward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Yankeeburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Holbrook.
Cemeteries Near Holbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook.
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 Holbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- South Branch East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Community Cemetery
- The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Lowther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Holbrook had a population of 139 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Pullman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Conings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leopold is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Coxs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Hazelgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Toll Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holbrook.
Newspapers Published in Holbrook ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holbrook, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holbrook.
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 Holbrook:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Ritchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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- Holbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |