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 Holly Meadows (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 Holly Meadows. 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.
Name Variations for Holly Meadows ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holly Meadows: Holly Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holly Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holly Meadows.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Holly Meadows is located in Tucker 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Meadows:
- Tucker County (The home county of Holly Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Porterwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
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- Hambleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Coketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Pierce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
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- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
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- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gladwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Canaan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Valley Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Kasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kalamazoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Vannoys Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Belington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Valley Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clemtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Arden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clements ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Dobbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
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- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
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- Bayard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hopeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Arthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Pansy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Neel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Samaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Schell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Onego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Ketterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Sell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sell is located in Preston County
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- Macomber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Horse Shoe Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Rowlesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Salt Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
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- Tunnelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Terra Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Dryfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Evenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Wymer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Harman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Tigheville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Elkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Knottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Brydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Astor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Swamp Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
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- Teter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Sand Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Reger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Tallmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Red House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mountain Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Schell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Holly Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Meadows.
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 Holly Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonifield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNeely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fansler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knotts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kight Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Holly Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Meadows, with the one closest to Holly Meadows listed first.
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bretz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Auvil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Hendricks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Lead Mine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Hannahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Texas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Coketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
- William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Holly Meadows ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Meadows, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Meadows.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Holly Meadows:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Garrett 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> | 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 Holly Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Holly Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |