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 Ices Ferry (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 Ices Ferry. 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 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 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.
Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Ices Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ices Ferry:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Ices Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
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- Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Clemtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Hoodsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Grant Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Barrackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Garden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bruceton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Reedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Arthurdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Gladesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Morgans Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Threefork Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Albright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Oreide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Accident
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Morris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Fairchance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Carmichaels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fordyce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Ursina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Deemston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- West Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Daisytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ices Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Ices Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Ices Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ices Ferry.
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 Ices Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ices Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Zion Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jennewine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pt. Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ices Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ices Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ices Ferry, with the one closest to Ices Ferry listed first.
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Dellslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Morris Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Dilliner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Winstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Dunkard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Uffington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- New Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Masontown
(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 Ices Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ices Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Ices Ferry ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ices Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ices Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ices Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ices Ferry:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington 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> | 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 Ices Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ices Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |