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 Hoover Town (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 Hoover Town. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoover Town is located in Upshur 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Hoover Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoover Town:
- Upshur County (The home county of Hoover Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Abbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Adrian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Frenchton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Sago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Wilsontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Tallmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Audra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Clements ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Tygart Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Junior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Elk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Valley Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Belington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Wellington Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Knawl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Falls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Milroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Bulltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Orlando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Napier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Corley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Big Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Saint Clara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Miletus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Conings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- McWhorter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- West Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Quiet Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Tichenal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Stonewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adamston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Despard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Duffy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Alkires Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Garton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cox Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jane Lew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Helvetia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huff ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Tigheville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Huttonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Astor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Hacker Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Orndoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Erbacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Excelsior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoover Town, see our County-by-County Page for Hoover Town.
Cemeteries Near Hoover Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoover Town.
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 Hoover Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoover Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- Slab Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beechtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Cave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <3>
- Rexroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morrison Hull Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Post Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Tenmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hoover Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoover Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoover Town, with the one closest to Hoover Town listed first.
- French Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frenchton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Sago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Hinkleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoover Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoover Town.
Newspapers Published in Hoover Town ...
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 Hoover Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoover Town, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoover Town.
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 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 Hoover Town:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoover Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hoover Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |