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 Longdale (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 Longdale. 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 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.
Longdale is located in Mason 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 Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Longdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longdale:
- Mason County (The home county of Longdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Letart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Wilding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pliny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Paradise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sigman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Flint Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Youba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Carsey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Guysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ewington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Plants
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Dorcas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Wilkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longdale, see our County-by-County Page for Longdale.
Cemeteries Near Longdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longdale.
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 Longdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Plants Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Letart Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Evergreen Cemetery
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Letart Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yonker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (868 more) ...
- Peter Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Longdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longdale, with the one closest to Longdale listed first.
- Plants
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Antiquity
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Letart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- School House ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Saxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ripley Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longdale.
Newspapers Published in Longdale ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longdale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Longdale:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Longdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |