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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 Hopkins (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 Hopkins. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Hopkins is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Hopkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopkins:

  • Boone County     (The home county of Hopkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Rock Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Danville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lory
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lory is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
    • Turtle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
    • Washington Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • South Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Madison is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Madison
    • Foster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Foster is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Harless
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Harless is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
    • Horse Creek Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
    • Julian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Julian is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
    • Dodson Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
    • Foch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Foch is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foch
  • Cabell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Culloden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
    • Salt Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fudges Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
    • Ona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Elkridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
    • Powellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • McDunn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • McDunn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Crescent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crescent is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Kimberly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kimberly is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Mount Carbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
    • Smithers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Ruth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Tornado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
    • Winifrede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
    • Rock Lake Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
    • Loudendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
    • Marmet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunbar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Albans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Belle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <1>
    • Chesapeake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
    • Dupont City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
    • South Charleston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelyan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Alkol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alkol is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
    • East ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
    • Sod
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sod is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
    • Priestley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
    • Tango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
    • Yawkey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
    • Palermo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palermo is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Alum Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spears ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Spears is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
    • Garretts Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
    • Sweetland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Harts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kinder ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kinder is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Banco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Banco is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
    • Sodom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sodom is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Big Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Creek is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Chapmanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Peach Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
    • Fort Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
    • West Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedgeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
    • Thompson Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
    • Whirlwind
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Whirlwind is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
    • Wilkinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Dingess
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dingess is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
    • Myrtle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Scott Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
    • Teays Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
    • Hurricane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Teays Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Morgans Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
    • Poca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Raymond City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
    • Bancroft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Winfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Packsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
    • Montcoal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
    • Stickney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Dorothy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Naoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
    • Pineknob
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
    • Rock Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Arnett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbird
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Zada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Zada is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Cove Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
    • Nestlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Nestlow is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
    • Kiahsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
    • Wilsondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
    • Doane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Doane is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
    • East Lynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lynn is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
    • Armilda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Armilda is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.
    • Kopperston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
    • Oceana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopkins, see our County-by-County Page for Hopkins.

Cemeteries Near Hopkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopkins.

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 Hopkins - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.

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 Hopkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopkins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopkins, with the one closest to Hopkins listed first.

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Foster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Foster is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Hewett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hewett is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
  • Peytona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peytona is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
  • Spurlockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
  • Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Van
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Van is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
  • Gordon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Racine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Racine is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Chapmanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nelson is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Griffithsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
    • Comfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Garretts Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopkins.

Newspapers Published in Hopkins ...

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 Hopkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopkins, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopkins.

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 Hopkins:

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>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- Hopkins) 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 Hopkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.