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 Kettle (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 Kettle. 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.
Kettle is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Kettle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kettle:
- Roane County (The home county of Kettle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Roxalana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Graux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Rumble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
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- Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Emmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Bloomingrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
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- Brushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Oka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Mudfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Rocksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Walnut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Arnoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Losie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Hur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Bomont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Valley Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Elkhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dink
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Lydia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Ira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Cannelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Hereford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Angerona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
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- Sandyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Island Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Aarons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Wellford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Wills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Falling Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Youngs Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Clendenin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Three Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Alum Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Garretts Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Sod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
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- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Arbuckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Southside is located in Mason County
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- Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Poca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raymond City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eleanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scott Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Teays Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Lucile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kettle, see our County-by-County Page for Kettle.
Cemeteries Near Kettle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kettle.
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 Kettle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kettle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shafer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (674 more) ...
- Pauley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Donahue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kettle had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kettle, with the one closest to Kettle listed first.
- Blundon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Island Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Ryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Carney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Aarons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Walton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Kentuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Higby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Higby is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Wellford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Countsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kettle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kettle.
Newspapers Published in Kettle ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kettle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kettle, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kettle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kettle:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam 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> | 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 Kettle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Kettle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |