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 Lacoma (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 Lacoma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Lacoma is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Lacoma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lacoma:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Lacoma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Oceana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Clear Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Keyrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Cub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Fanny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pondco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Bandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Cazy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Kohlsaat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
- Twilight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Bob White
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Pax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Elkridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- McDunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Carbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Eskdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Braeholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mineral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Accoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Wylo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Kistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Man
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Fort Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Omar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stirrat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Switzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Davy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Iaeger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wyoming City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Welch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Panther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Four
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Keystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baisden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Pie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Thacker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Red Jacket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Delbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Dingess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Naoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Stickney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Arnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Zada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Packsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Slab Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Dorothy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Majestic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Freeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Buskirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Kelsa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lacoma, see our County-by-County Page for Lacoma.
Cemeteries Near Lacoma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacoma.
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 Lacoma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lacoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Brown - Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milty T Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey-Toler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowe Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Man.
- The Lowe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498770 <2>
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Claypool Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Trace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper Workman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (687 more) ...
- Ruffner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Litz - Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litz - Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litz - Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Accoville.
- Cline Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lacoma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lacoma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lacoma, with the one closest to Lacoma listed first.
- Oceana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jesse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Crany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Christian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Baileysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Man
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Rock View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- McGraws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lacoma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lacoma.
Newspapers Published in Lacoma ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacoma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacoma, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacoma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lacoma:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lacoma) 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 Lacoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |