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 Isom (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 Isom. 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.
Isom 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 Isom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isom:
- Logan County (The home county of Isom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Sodom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Mitchell Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Fort Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Banco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- West Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Hedgeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Wilkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Hewett
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Jeffrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Secoal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Powell Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Turtle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Fayette County
- Elkridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Winifrede
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Belle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Chesapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Marmet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dupont City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Alkol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Harts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Spears ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- East ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Yawkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Wewanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Priestley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Tango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Alum Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McDowell County
- Wyoming City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Dingess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Pie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Musick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Delbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Red Jacket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Chattaroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Montcoal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Dorothy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Pineknob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Rock Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Cove Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Nestlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Doane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Stonecoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Kopperston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Oceana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Cub City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Keyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fanny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Hode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Buskirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Freeburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Hardy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Majestic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isom, see our County-by-County Page for Isom.
Cemeteries Near Isom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isom.
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 Isom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dent Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (890 more) ...
- Epling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Elkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
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 Isom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isom, with the one closest to Isom listed first.
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hewett
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Bandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bald Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Man
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spurlockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Christian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isom.
Newspapers Published in Isom ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isom, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isom.
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 Isom:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isom) 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 Isom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |