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 Kanawha Drive (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 Kanawha Drive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Kanawha Drive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kanawha Drive: Kanawha Dr.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Kanawha Drive is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Lewis & Ritchie.
Below are the counties that are near Kanawha Drive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kanawha Drive:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Kanawha Drive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- De Kalb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Newberne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Truebada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stouts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Progress ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Arnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Exchange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Rollyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Wilsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Lloydsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Heaters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Staten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Grantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Big Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Arnoldsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Rocksdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Losie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Lydia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Ira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Saint Clara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Duckworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- New Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Big Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Tichenal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Vadis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alum Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Cox Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Smith Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Valley Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lightburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Duffy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Adlai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Burnt House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Berea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Pullman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cantwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Hannahdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Triplett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Millard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Roxalana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Looneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- McKim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Frenchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Webster County
- Replete
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kanawha Drive, see our County-by-County Page for Kanawha Drive.
Cemeteries Near Kanawha Drive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kanawha Drive.
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 Kanawha Drive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kanawha Drive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keyster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodford Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Kanawha Drive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kanawha Drive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kanawha Drive, with the one closest to Kanawha Drive listed first.
- De Kalb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tanner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Newberne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- White Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Coxs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Burnt House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Nobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kanawha Drive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kanawha Drive.
Newspapers Published in Kanawha Drive ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kanawha Drive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kanawha Drive, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kanawha Drive.
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 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 Kanawha Drive:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Wirt 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 Kanawha Drive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kanawha Drive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |