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 Holden (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 Holden. 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 doctors and 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.
Holden is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Holden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holden:
- Logan County (The home county of Holden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Whitman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hedgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Troy Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Peach Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Omar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Mitchell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Manila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Jeffrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Greenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Ramage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Secoal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Stark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Low Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Harts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wewanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Spears ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Alkol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- East ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Sweetland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Wyoming City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Dingess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Blackberry City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sprigg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Williamson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Montcoal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Stickney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Wilsondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Cove Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Dunlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Nestlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Effie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Cub City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kopperston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Stoneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Wyoming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Clifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Lovely
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beauty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Debord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Inez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Buskirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Freeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Belfry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ransom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Huddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Majestic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Canada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Kelsa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holden, see our County-by-County Page for Holden.
Cemeteries Near Holden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holden.
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 Holden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Whitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baisden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (854 more) ...
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Holden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holden, with the one closest to Holden listed first.
- Oilville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Chapmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Man
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Christian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Stonecoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Warfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Canada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Pinsonfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holden.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Holden ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holden.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Holden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Holden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Holden.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> of Holden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Holden:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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 Holden, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |