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 Irontown (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 Irontown. 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 Irontown ...
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.
Another variation: Iron Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Irontown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irontown.
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 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.
Irontown is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia & Preston.
Below are the counties that are near Irontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irontown:
- Taylor County (The home county of Irontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pruntytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Brydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Flemington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Astor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Clemtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Valley Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Adaland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Berryburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Kalamazoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Philippi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vannoys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Pepper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Wellington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Dobbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anmoore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Despard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Meadowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Stonewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Haywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Craigmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lewis County
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Mount Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Palatine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Fairmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Barrackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Smithtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Laurel Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Baker Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Gladesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Tunnelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arthurdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heathers Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Macomber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tigheville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Whyte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Gilman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Leadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Parsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Hambleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Pierce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Coketon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Swamp Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Teter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Gormley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Hutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Red House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Point Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairchance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Haydentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Dilliner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Mount Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irontown, see our County-by-County Page for Irontown.
Cemeteries Near Irontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irontown.
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 Irontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Current Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Newburg.
- McConkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Amnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irontown had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irontown, with the one closest to Irontown listed first.
- Thornton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Knottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fellowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
- Neel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Fetterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Marquess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquess
- Austen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Austen is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gladesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Halleck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- West End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irontown.
Newspapers Published in Irontown ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irontown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irontown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Irontown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Irontown) 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 Irontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |