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 Josephine (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 Josephine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Josephine is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Josephine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Josephine:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Josephine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Princewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Eastgulf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rhodell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stotesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Helen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sophia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Slab Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Crab Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Glen White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Bald Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
- Barrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Janie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Kilsyth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Prince
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Prince is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince <2>
- Quinnimont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
- Pax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Redstar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Whipple
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Northfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
- Big Four
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Anawalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Thorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Welch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
- Gary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Davy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Roderfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Lashmeet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Matoaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Johnston Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Montcalm
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Flipping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Bramwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <2>
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Littlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Ballard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Peterstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <2>
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Nimitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Pipestem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
- True
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Bellepoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
- Sandstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
- Buck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <2>
- Bargers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Talcott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott
- Talcott is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talcott <2>
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Mullens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <2>
- Bud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Keyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Rock View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Kopperston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Fanny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Oceana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <2>
- Stoneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Lurich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <2>
- Narrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Pocahontas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Boissevain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Falls Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bluefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Saint Clair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Abbs Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Josephine, see our County-by-County Page for Josephine.
Newspapers Published in Josephine ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Josephine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Josephine, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Josephine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Josephine:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Giles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tazewell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
Cemeteries Near Josephine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Josephine.
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 Josephine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Brammer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brammer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187126 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook Cemetery
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slab Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slab Fork Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pemberton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995830 <5>
- Milam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Cemetery
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- The Russ Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Jay Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russ Lilly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2573093 <5>
- Cannaday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannaday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannaday Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatcher Cemetery
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Watts Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494974 <5>
- Hall Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Shady Spring.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Cemetery
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bud Mtn. Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
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 Josephine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Josephine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Odd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Egeria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <2>
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <2>
- Dunns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Daniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
- Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ellison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Crow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Saulsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
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- Lashmeet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Spanishburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <2>
- Jumping Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Lashmeet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Josephine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Josephine.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Josephine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Josephine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6201, Longitude: -81.2237 In this case, the coordinates for Josephine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Josephine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |