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 Joker (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 Joker. 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.
Joker is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Joker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joker:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Joker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Freed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Wilsie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Exchange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frametown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gassaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Lydia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Duckworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Normantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newberne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Garfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Meadowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hereford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Odaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Statts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Sandyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Browning ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Wellford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Vadis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alum Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Horseneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Burnt House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Lawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Cokeleys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Rusk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Roxalana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Looneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Kester ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Leachtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Dallison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Mineral Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joker, see our County-by-County Page for Joker.
Cemeteries Near Joker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joker.
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 Joker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Villers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bigbend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Betts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Joker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joker, with the one closest to Joker listed first.
- Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Big Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Richardson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Altizer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altizer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Munday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Munday is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Freed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joker.
Newspapers Published in Joker ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joker, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Joker:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Joker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |