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 Looneyville (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 Looneyville. 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.
Looneyville is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Looneyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Looneyville:
- Roane County (The home county of Looneyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Roxalana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
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- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
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- Kester ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
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- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
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- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
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- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Strange Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Wilsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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- Frametown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Progress ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Twistville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Herold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Gassaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Oka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Orma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Losie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Russet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
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- Procious
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Valley Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Bomont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
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- Elkhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
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- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Shock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Stumptown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Normantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Fletcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Kentuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Aplin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
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- Romance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Statts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hereford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Fairplain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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- Clendenin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Island Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Falling Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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- Youngs Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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- Apgah ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
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- Three Mile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
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- Aarons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Wills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Elkview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
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- Coco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
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- Nicholas County
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Sigman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
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- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Poca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Oxbow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Lucile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Burning Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Looneyville, see our County-by-County Page for Looneyville.
Cemeteries Near Looneyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Looneyville.
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 Looneyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Looneyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Hascue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eplin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deverick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (648 more) ...
- Nida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Criner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Looneyville had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Looneyville, with the one closest to Looneyville listed first.
- Roxalana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kester ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Amma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amma is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amma
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Gandeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Countsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Schilling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osbornes Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornes Mills
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Oka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Looneyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Looneyville.
Newspapers Published in Looneyville ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Looneyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Looneyville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Looneyville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Looneyville:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt 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 Looneyville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Looneyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |