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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 Kopperston (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 Kopperston. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Kopperston is located in Wyoming County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.

Below are the counties that are near Kopperston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kopperston:

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Kopperston)
  • Boone County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.
    • Pax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roseville
      • From Kopperston to Roseville
    • Kilsyth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
      • Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kilsyth
      • From Kopperston to Kilsyth
    • Mount Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <1>
    • McDunn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • White Oak Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkridge
      • From Kopperston to Elkridge
    • Harvey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Redstar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redstar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
      • Redstar is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Redstar
      • From Kopperston to Redstar
    • Whipple
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powellton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
    • Wriston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wriston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
      • Wriston is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wriston
      • From Kopperston to Wriston
    • Oak Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <1>
  • Kanawha County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.
    • Mineral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Logan County
    • Accoville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mallory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Logan County
    • Wylo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Man
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Switzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
      • Switzer is located in Logan County
    • Omar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stirrat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Peach Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • West Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
      • West Logan is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <1>
    • Wilkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.
    • Davy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
      • Davy is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Big Sandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Roderfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Welch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kimball
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Four
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Keystone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <1>
    • Northfork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
      • Northfork is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <1>
    • Kyle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in McDowell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kyle
      • From Kopperston to Kyle
    • Iaeger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iaeger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
      • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in McDowell County
    • Wyoming City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
      • Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.
    • Matoaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Weyanoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lashmeet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
    • Baisden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
      • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Wharncliffe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Musick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Raleigh County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kopperston, see our County-by-County Page for Kopperston.

Cemeteries Near Kopperston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kopperston.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kopperston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.

  • Harvey-Toler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown - Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Workman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Arnett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561218 <5>
  • Accord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (573 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Farmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Worley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Kopperston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kopperston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kopperston, with the one closest to Kopperston listed first.

  • Crany
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
    • Crany is located in Wyoming County
  • Oceana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
    • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
  • McGraws
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraws have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
    • McGraws is located in Wyoming County
  • Redbird
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
  • Rock View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
    • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rock View
    • From Kopperston to Rock View
  • Saulsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
    • Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
  • Bald Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Newfound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
    • Newfound is located in Wyoming County
  • Sun Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sun Hill
    • From Kopperston to Sun Hill
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Baileysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bandytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kopperston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kopperston.

Newspapers Published in Kopperston ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kopperston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kopperston, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kopperston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kopperston:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kopperston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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- Kopperston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kopperston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7477, Longitude: -81.5703    
<5>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.
<6>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 Kopperston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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