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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 Landes (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 Landes. 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.

Landes is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Garrett (MD), Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton & Tucker.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Landes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Pansy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pansy is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Seemly is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
    • Dorcas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorcas is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
    • Hopeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopeville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Petersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymourville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Seymourville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
    • Arthur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Arthur is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Maysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Maysville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Lahmansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lahmansville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
    • Greenland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenland is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Medley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dobbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dobbin is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Hardy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Peru
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Durgon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
    • Moorefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mathias
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
    • Lost City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Baker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Baker is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Inkerman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Hartmansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
    • Schell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Schell is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
  • Pendleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Ketterman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
    • Brushy Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
    • Kline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kline is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
    • Macksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
    • Onego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Onego is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
    • Fort Seybert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
    • Ruddle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
    • Brandywine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Propstburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
    • Circleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Zigler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
    • Dry Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Preston County
    • Horse Shoe Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Harperton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Harperton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
    • Dryfork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Whitmer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
    • Wymer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Wymer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
    • Evenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
    • Pettit ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pettit is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
  • Tucker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Canaan Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Gladwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gladwin is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
    • Davis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coketon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Coketon is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
    • Thomas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pierce is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Hendricks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Hambleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hambleton is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Parsons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Porterwood is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
    • Pleasant Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Garrett County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Fort Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
    • Schell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
  • Rockingham County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Criders
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
    • Fulks Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
    • Tunis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Cootes Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
    • Turleytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
    • Cherry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Singers Glen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
    • Timberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Broadway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Broadway is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <1>
    • Daphna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
    • Plains Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
  • Shenandoah County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Landes, with the one closest to Landes listed first.
    • Orkney Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jerome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Mount Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Columbia Furnace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
    • Rinkerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton

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

Cemeteries Near Landes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Landes.

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 Landes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • South Branch Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hevener Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Corbin Snyder Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Snyder Cemetery
    • The Corbin Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bennetts Run Cemetery
  • Dice Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Caplinger Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North Fork Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crab Run Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...

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 Landes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Landes.

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

  • Pansy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pansy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Seemly ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
  • Brushy Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
  • Masonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Masonville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
  • Hopeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Tract
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kline is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Jordan Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jordan Run is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
  • Seymourville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymourville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
  • Macksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Deer Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Deer Run is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Arthur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Arthur is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Fort Seybert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert

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

Newspapers Published in Landes ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Landes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Landes, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Landes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Landes:

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 Landes, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Landes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.