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 Jerome (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 Jerome. 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 and doctors 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.
Jerome is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.
Below are the counties that are near Jerome. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerome:
- Morgan County (The home county of Jerome)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Hansrote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Hedgesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Gerrardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Baker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Falling Waters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Okonoko
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Donaldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Higginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Slanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Three Churches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- North River Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Ritters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Capon Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Carpendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Fort Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Headsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Little Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Oldtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flintstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Cedar Cliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Mount Savage Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Pearre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pool
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Purcell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Beans Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Robinsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Cooks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Rainsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hyndman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Everett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ott Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Manns Choice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Crystal Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Sipes Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Websters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Akersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Wellersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Johnsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Good
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Shockeysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Cross Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Hayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Rock Enon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerome, see our County-by-County Page for Jerome.
Cemeteries Near Jerome ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerome.
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 Jerome - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bevans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty-Four Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dyche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ginnevan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Woodrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robinette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Jerome in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jerome.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Little Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Okonoko
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Little Cacapon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Oldtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Levels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Levels is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Great Cacapon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flintstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerome. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerome.
Newspapers Published in Jerome ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerome.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerome, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jerome.
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 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 Jerome:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick 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> | 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 Jerome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jerome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |