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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 Jenningston (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 Jenningston. 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 Jenningston ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Jenningston, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenningston may originally have been Jenning'ston.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jenningston might be written as Jennington.
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 hospitals and 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.
Jenningston is located in Tucker 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Jenningston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenningston:
- Tucker County (The home county of Jenningston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Gladwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Elk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Canaan Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Coketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pierce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Belington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Junior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Kalamazoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Valley Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Vannoys Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Valley Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clements ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dobbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Pansy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Arthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dorcas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Seymourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lahmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Durgon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Moorefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Schell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Onego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Ketterman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Ruddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Dry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Fort Seybert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Brandywine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Propstburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Sell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Macomber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Dryfork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harperton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Wymer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Evenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Whitmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Canfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Elkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leadsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Taylor County
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Gormley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Swamp Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Schell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Loch Lynn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenningston, see our County-by-County Page for Jenningston.
Cemeteries Near Jenningston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenningston.
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 Jenningston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenningston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Teter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kerns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fansler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonifield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jenningston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenningston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenningston, with the one closest to Jenningston listed first.
- Dryfork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cortland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Alpena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Job
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Job is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Bretz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Parsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenningston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenningston.
Newspapers Published in Jenningston ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenningston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenningston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenningston.
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 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 Jenningston:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Garrett County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jenningston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Jenningston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |