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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 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.
Lake is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Boone, Lincoln, Mingo & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake:
- Logan County (The home county of Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Mitchell Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Fort Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Peach Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- West Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Hedgeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Hewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Clothier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Havana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Ottawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Jeffrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
- Greenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Secoal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Turtle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Powell Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Winifrede
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Eskdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Tornado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
- Marmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Harts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Spears ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Wewanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- East ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Tango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Priestley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- McDowell County
- Wyoming City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Dingess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Pie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Gilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Baisden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Gilbert Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Chattaroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Matewan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Montcoal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Packsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Stickney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Naoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Dorothy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Bolt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Cove Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wilsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Kiahsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Nestlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Doane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Stonecoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Dunlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Kopperston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Cub City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Oceana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Clear Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Fanny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Keyrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Rock View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Stoneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Hode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Buskirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Freeburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Majestic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Belfry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Stopover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Huddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Lake.
Cemeteries Near Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Verner - Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Craddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Hewett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333838 <3>
- Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (906 more) ...
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dent Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Hewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Man
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Bald Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Spurlockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Christian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Peytona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake.
Newspapers Published in Lake ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake.
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 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 Lake:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Martin County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |