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 Ivy (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 Ivy. 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 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.
Ivy is located in Upshur 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Ivy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivy:
- Upshur County (The home county of Ivy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Reger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Tallmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Gormley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Audra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Junior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Clements ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Tygart Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Belington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Valley Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Knawl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Falls Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Milroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Orlando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Bulltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Rollyson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Heaters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Big Isaac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Miletus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Stouts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Sand Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- McWhorter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- West Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Anmoore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Nutter Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Tichenal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Despard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Adamston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Alkires Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Jane Lew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Duffy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Lightburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cassity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Womelsdorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Tigheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Huff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Helvetia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leadsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Mill Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Astor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Pruntytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hacker Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Orndoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ivy, see our County-by-County Page for Ivy.
Cemeteries Near Ivy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivy.
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 Ivy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ivy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heavner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upshur County Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <3>
- Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrbough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tenmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lanham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDermott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Ivy had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
- Tallmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Overhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Sago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sand Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Hinkleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- French Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pecks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Lorentz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ivy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ivy.
Newspapers Published in Ivy ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivy, 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 Ivy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ivy:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Webster 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 '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- Ivy) 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 Ivy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |