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 Linwood (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 Linwood. 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 and doctors 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.
Linwood is located in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Linwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linwood:
- Pocahontas County (The home county of Linwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Slaty Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sitlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Edray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Green Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorny Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Arbovale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marlinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Loveridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Oscar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Nicholas County
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Florence ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lee Bell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huttonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Helvetia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Cassity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Kanawha Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Queens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Ralph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Orndoff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Excelsior
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Hacker Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upperglade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Halo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Cowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welch Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Replete
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Camden-on-Gauley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bolar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Mitchelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Meadowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hightown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Possum Trot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- McDowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linwood, see our County-by-County Page for Linwood.
Cemeteries Near Linwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linwood.
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 Linwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Varner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wanless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cowger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stainaker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gragg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Linwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Clover Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Blue Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Valley Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Monterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dilleys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
- Green Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marlinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Elkwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Bergoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bergoo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linwood.
Newspapers Published in Linwood ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linwood.
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 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 Linwood:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pocahontas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greenbrier County
- Nicholas County
- Randolph County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Bath County
- Highland 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> | 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 Linwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Linwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |