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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 Little Georgetown (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 Little Georgetown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Little Georgetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Georgetown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Little Georgetown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Falling Waters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allensville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allensville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allensville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hedgesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedgesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedgesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Falling Waters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Falling Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Falling Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Metropolitan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Metropolitan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Metropolitan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnsontown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Light Cemetery #1
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery #1
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pinesburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinesburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Little Georgetown had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Spring Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
  • North Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
    • North Mountain is located in Berkeley County
  • Green Spring Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
    • Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Four Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
    • Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Hedgesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Waters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bedington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marlowe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlowe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
    • Marlowe is located in Berkeley County
  • Berkeley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
    • Berkeley is located in Berkeley County
  • Indian Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Clear Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ernstville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernstville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
    • Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Cherry Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baxter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Berkeley County
    • Holton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holton
      • From Little Georgetown to Holton

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

Newspapers Published in Little Georgetown ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Georgetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Georgetown.

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 Little Georgetown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Little Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Little Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5850, Longitude: -77.9510    









 

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