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 Kessler (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 Kessler. 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 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.
Kessler is located in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Kessler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kessler:
- Greenbrier County (The home county of Kessler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Rupert
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crawley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charmco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Orient Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Kieffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- McRoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Quinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crichton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Rainelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Spring Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Meadow Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Clifftop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lookout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Keeneys Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keeneys Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneys Creek
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Wolfcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Creamery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hollywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Odell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Runa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Nettie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Abraham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Royal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Terry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Piney View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Clifftop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Stanaford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Daniels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hilldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Brooklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bargers Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Packs Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kessler, see our County-by-County Page for Kessler.
Cemeteries Near Kessler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kessler.
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 Kessler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kessler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Old Amwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- At The End Of The Trail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- William Thomas Lowry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Suttle is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342096 <2>
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penile Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Rider Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Kessler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kessler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- Rupert
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Meadow Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Duo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hughart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nutterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hominy Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Lawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kessler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kessler.
Newspapers Published in Kessler ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kessler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kessler, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kessler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kessler:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Greenbrier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Monroe County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Webster 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' (or 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- Kessler) 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 Kessler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |