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 Leet (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 Leet. 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 doctors and 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.
Leet is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Leet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leet:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Leet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Harts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spears ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Wewanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Alkol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- East ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hamlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Layville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Dodson Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Turtle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Harless
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Salt Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Culloden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Fudges Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Yates Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Pea Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Reid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Tornado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rock Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Sattes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Dunbar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nitro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Winifrede
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Dupont City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Banco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whirlwind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Mitchell Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Troy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Holden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Fort Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Dingess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Greyeagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chattaroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Musick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Pie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Red Jacket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Hurricane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Teays Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morgans Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Raleigh County
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Nestlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Kiahsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Wilsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- East Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Dunlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Effie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Clifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Martin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Debord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- South Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- Proctorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leet, see our County-by-County Page for Leet.
Cemeteries Near Leet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leet.
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 Leet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Frye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- DeHaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (933 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrellsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Leet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leet, with the one closest to Leet listed first.
- Spurlockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Jenks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Griffithsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kiahsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hamlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leet.
Newspapers Published in Leet ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leet, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leet.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Leet:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- Mingo County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Wayne County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Pike County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Leet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Leet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |