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 Lead Mine (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 Lead Mine. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lead Mine is located in Tucker 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Lead Mine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lead Mine:
- Tucker County (The home county of Lead Mine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Pierce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Pleasant Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Gladwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Canaan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kalamazoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Vannoys Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Clemtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Belington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Meriden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Dobbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hopeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Greenland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Lahmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Seymourville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Medley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pansy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Schell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Shaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Onego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Macksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Ketterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Sell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Horse Shoe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Macomber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Terra Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Dryfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whyte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Evenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Harperton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Wymer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Gilman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Canfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Leadsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Thornton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- West Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Brydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Pruntytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Astor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Upshur County
- Swamp Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Red House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Loch Lynn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Schell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lead Mine, see our County-by-County Page for Lead Mine.
Cemeteries Near Lead Mine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lead Mine.
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 Lead Mine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lead Mine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Knotts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonifield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Accident Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gnegy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Collett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lead Mine had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lead Mine, with the one closest to Lead Mine listed first.
- Sell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Coketon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- William
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Horse Shoe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hannahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Auvil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Eglon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eglon is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Dobbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lead Mine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lead Mine.
Newspapers Published in Lead Mine ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lead Mine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lead Mine, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lead Mine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lead Mine:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Garrett 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Lead Mine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lead Mine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |