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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 Jarretts Ford (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 Jarretts Ford. 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 Jarretts Ford ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jarretts Ford: Jarretts Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Jarretts Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jarretts Ford may originally have been Jarrett's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jarretts Ford might be written as Jarrett Ford.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.

Below are the counties that are near Jarretts Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jarretts Ford:

  • Kanawha County     (The home county of Jarretts Ford)
  • Boone County
  • Braxton County
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmira
      • From Jarretts Ford to Elmira
  • Cabell County
    • Culloden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Oka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oka
      • From Jarretts Ford to Oka
    • Mudfork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beech
      • From Jarretts Ford to Beech
    • Pink
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Orma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Porter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Clay County
    • Procious
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkhurst
      • From Jarretts Ford to Elkhurst
    • Hartland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Valley Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Spread
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
      • Spread is located in Clay County
    • Gould
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould
      • From Jarretts Ford to Gould
    • Dink
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dink. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
      • Dink is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dink
      • From Jarretts Ford to Dink
    • Lydia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lydia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lydia
      • From Jarretts Ford to Lydia
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ira
      • From Jarretts Ford to Ira
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Cannelton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crescent
      • From Jarretts Ford to Crescent
    • Smithers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
      • Smithers is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <3>
    • Kimberly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gauley Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
      • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <3>
    • Powellton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
    • Falls View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkridge
      • From Jarretts Ford to Elkridge
    • Romont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
      • Romont is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romont
      • From Jarretts Ford to Romont
    • McDunn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Romance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fletcher
      • From Jarretts Ford to Fletcher
    • Kentuck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kenna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Statts Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairplain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hereford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hereford
      • From Jarretts Ford to Hereford
    • Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
    • Grimms Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Dixie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Nicholas County
    • Tipton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tipton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Nicholas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tipton
      • From Jarretts Ford to Tipton
    • Zela
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Poca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <3>
    • Sigman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigman
      • From Jarretts Ford to Sigman
    • Raymond City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Morgans Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Red House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Scott Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Winfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <3>
    • Teays Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <3>
    • Teays Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Roane County
    • Cicerone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Walton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Kester ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
      • Kester is located in Roane County
    • Pigeon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Looneyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Roane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Looneyville <3>
    • Zona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zona
      • From Jarretts Ford to Zona
    • Rushville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Roxalana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graux
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
      • Graux is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graux
      • From Jarretts Ford to Graux
    • Spencer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jarretts Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Jarretts Ford.

Cemeteries Near Jarretts Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jarretts Ford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jarretts Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.

  • Jarretts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarretts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarretts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rummell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rummell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rummell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Given Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Given Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Given Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elk Hills Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (664 more) ...
    • Sand Run Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Jarretts Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jarretts Ford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jarretts Ford, with the one closest to Jarretts Ford listed first.

  • Jarrett
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
  • Coco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
    • Coco is located in Kanawha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coco
    • From Jarretts Ford to Coco
  • Aarons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mink ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
    • Mink is located in Kanawha County
  • Blundon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blundon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
    • Blundon is located in Kanawha County
  • Odell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Odell is located in Kanawha County
  • Legg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
    • Legg is located in Kanawha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Legg
    • From Jarretts Ford to Legg
  • Clendenin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Ruffner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanawha City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
    • Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
  • Malden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Kettle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
      • Kettle is located in Roane County
    • Gazil ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gazil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
      • Gazil is located in Kanawha County
    • Apgah ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
      • Apgah is located in Kanawha County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jarretts Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jarretts Ford.

Newspapers Published in Jarretts Ford ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jarretts Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jarretts Ford, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jarretts Ford.

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 websites either 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 Jarretts Ford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jarretts Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Jarretts Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jarretts Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jarretts Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4318, Longitude: -81.4857       In this case, the coordinates for Jarretts Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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