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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Huntsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Huntsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huntsville, please Contact Us.
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 Huntsville (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 Huntsville. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Huntsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Huntsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntsville:
- Jackson County (The home county of Huntsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Angerona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
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- Millwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
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- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Odaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Sissonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Cross Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Sattes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
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- Letart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
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- Arbuckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
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- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
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- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
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- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Hartford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Fivemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Red House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Eleanor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Winfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Flint Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Walton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Peewee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Mineral Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Youba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Cheshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Bladen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Kerr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Letart Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntsville, see our County-by-County Page for Huntsville.
Cemeteries Near Huntsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsville.
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 Huntsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ankrum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cossin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottageville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (834 more) ...
- Jackson County Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
Huntsville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Angerona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Cottageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Millwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- School House ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Gunville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ripley Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parchment Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Plants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntsville.
Newspapers Published in Huntsville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Huntsville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Huntsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |