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 Jaco (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 Jaco. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Jaco 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 Jaco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jaco:
- Monongalia County (The home county of Jaco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Cheat Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Maidsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- 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
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Shinnston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Wyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Mount Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Hoodsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Rivesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Grant Town
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Samaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Neel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Barrackville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Brandonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Threefork Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Morgans Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Albright
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Fetterman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pruntytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Oreide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Yates ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Brydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Morris Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Fairchance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Masontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Shoaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Dilliner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Nemacolin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Fairdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fordyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- 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
- Khedive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- Ursina
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deemston
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Blainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- 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
- Beallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jaco, see our County-by-County Page for Jaco.
Cemeteries Near Jaco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jaco.
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 Jaco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jaco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Pierpont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Monongalia County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eden UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Everley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Jennewine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Jaco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jaco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jaco, with the one closest to Jaco listed first.
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Morgantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Laurel Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Maidsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Uffington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Morris Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Bowlby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Winstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Bald Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jaco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jaco.
Newspapers Published in Jaco ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jaco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jaco, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jaco.
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 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 Jaco:
- 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 Jaco, 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- Jaco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |