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 Huff Junction (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 Huff Junction. 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 Huff Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Huff Junction: Huff Jct. (or less commonly used: Huff Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Huff Junction is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Huff Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huff Junction:
- Logan County (The home county of Huff Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Man
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mallory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mineral City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Wylo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Braeholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Switzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Wilkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Clothier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Barrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pondco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Jeffrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bob White
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Kanawha County
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Harts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Spears ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Wyoming City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Davy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Roderfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baisden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Wharncliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Matewan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Blackberry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Pineknob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Montcoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Naoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Stickney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Redbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Arnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Packsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Zada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dorothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Wayne County
- Wilsondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Cub City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Clear Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baileysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Kopperston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Lovely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Pilgrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Buskirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Freeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- McCarr
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Kelsa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huff Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Huff Junction.
Cemeteries Near Huff Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huff Junction.
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 Huff Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huff Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Claypool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kistler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340950 <2>
- Ruffner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litz - Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Hinchman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (788 more) ...
- Avis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowe Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Man.
- The Lowe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498770 <2>
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 Huff Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huff Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huff Junction, with the one closest to Huff Junction listed first.
- Man
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Oilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- North Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Baileysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Jesse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Chapmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huff Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huff Junction.
Newspapers Published in Huff Junction ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huff Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huff Junction, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huff Junction.
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 Huff Junction:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Buchanan 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huff Junction) 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 Huff Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |