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 Keeler Glade (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 Keeler Glade. 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 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 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.
Keeler Glade is located in Preston 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Keeler Glade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keeler Glade:
- Preston County (The home county of Keeler Glade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Hazelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Morgans Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Albright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Terra Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Shaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hartmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Keyser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Laurel Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Maidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Luke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Westernport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lonaconing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nikep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Borden Shaft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Gilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Midlothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Ocean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Accident
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bittinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Markleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hopwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- East Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Leith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Lemont Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Dunkard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keeler Glade, see our County-by-County Page for Keeler Glade.
Cemeteries Near Keeler Glade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keeler Glade.
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 Keeler Glade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keeler Glade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Sisler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <2>
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Keeler Glade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keeler Glade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keeler Glade, with the one closest to Keeler Glade listed first.
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuzzart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Cranesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Glade Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Morgans Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hoyes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Selbysport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Brandonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Markleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Bruceton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keeler Glade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keeler Glade.
Newspapers Published in Keeler Glade ...
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 Keeler Glade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keeler Glade, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keeler Glade.
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 Keeler Glade:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keeler Glade) 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 Keeler Glade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |