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 Keystone (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 Keystone. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Keystone is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Harrison, Monongalia, Taylor & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Keystone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keystone:
- Marion County (The home county of Keystone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Grant Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Katy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rivesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helens Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Mannington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Adaland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Pepper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Clemtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Elk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Meriden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Philippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Wellington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Doak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shinnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Haywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Lumberport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Rosebud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Bannen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Kausooth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Rocklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Loudenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Glen Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Hagans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Arnettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Miracle Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Smithtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Blacksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Wadestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Gladesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Threefork Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Arthurdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Albright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Oreide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Fetterman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Pruntytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Flemington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Knottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Astor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Tyler County
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Hundred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Littleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Anthem
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Barker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Fairchance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Morris Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Adah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adah is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Haydentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Jollytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Gump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Ashtree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Dunkard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- New Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Nettle Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Dilliner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Fordyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Washington County (PA)
- Bissell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keystone, see our County-by-County Page for Keystone.
Cemeteries Near Keystone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keystone.
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 Keystone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keystone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Gilboa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoodsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ministers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCurdysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (582 more) ...
- Bennefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Keystone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keystone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
- Upton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Hoodsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- McClellan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McClellan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Hoult
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult
- Montana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Rivesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arnettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Jakes Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keystone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keystone.
Newspapers Published in Keystone ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keystone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keystone, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keystone.
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 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 Keystone:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Washington 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 Keystone, 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 from Point A (ie- Keystone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |