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 northwest 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 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 west 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 may 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)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Eastgulf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Rhodell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Stotesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Ury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Helen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Sophia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Slab Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Crab Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Barrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Janie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- 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)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Prince
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- McKendree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- White Oak Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Redstar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Kanawha County
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Anawalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Thorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Welch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Davy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- 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)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matoaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Johnston Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Montcalm
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Flipping
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bramwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Littlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- 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)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- 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)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Pipestem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- True
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Packs Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Hilldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- 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)
- Bud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Keyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Turkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Kopperston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Woosley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Fanny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Oceana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- 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)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- 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)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Narrows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Boissevain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Falls Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Abbs Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Josephine, see our County-by-County Page for Josephine.
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.
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 Josephine - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannaday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Shady Spring.
- Bud Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
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)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Egeria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Daniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Ellison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Crow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Saulsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lashmeet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Spanishburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
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.
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]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Josephine:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Giles County
- Tazewell 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Josephine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Josephine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |