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 Hoy (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 Hoy. 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.
Hoy is located in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Hoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoy:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Hoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- North River Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Slanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Higginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Yellow Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Good
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Lehew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Ritters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Grant County
- Medley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inkerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Middleway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Wiley Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keyser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Doe Gully
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Stotlers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Little Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Frost ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Rawlings
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Cedar Cliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cresaptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Good
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Lehew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Cross Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Rosenberger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Siler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Mountain Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Shockeysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Chambersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Fawcett Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Zepp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Columbia Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoy, see our County-by-County Page for Hoy.
Cemeteries Near Hoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoy.
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 Hoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Romney.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1098821 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Racey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Redland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hotts Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Hoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Pleasantdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- North River Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Barnes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Stream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Higginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Three Churches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Delray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoy.
Newspapers Published in Hoy ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoy, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoy.
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 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 Hoy:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoy) 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 Hoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |