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 Home (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 Home. 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 doctors and 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.
Home is located in Braxton 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 Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Home:
- Braxton County (The home county of Home)
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Frametown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Arnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Sutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Mudfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Orma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Russet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Oka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Grantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Wattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Widen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Swandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swandale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale
- Spread
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Valley Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Saint Clara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Shock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Stumptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Sand Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Truebada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Duffy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alkires Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Cox Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Smith Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Birch River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Muddlety
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Burnt House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Roxalana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Graux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Looneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Triplett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Kanawha Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Rock Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Frenchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Hoover Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Replete
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Erbacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hacker Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Halo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Orndoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Cowen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Welch Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Camden-on-Gauley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wirt County
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Home, see our County-by-County Page for Home.
Cemeteries Near Home ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Home.
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 Home - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- New Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Engel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
- Otter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currycomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Home had a population of 11 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Home, with the one closest to Home listed first.
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Little Otter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Progress ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- German ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Cutlips
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
- Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Frametown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Sutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around Home.
Newspapers Published in Home ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Home.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Home, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Home.
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 either 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 Home:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Wirt 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |