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 Lost City (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 Lost City. 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 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.
Lost City is located in Hardy 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 Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.
Below are the counties that are near Lost City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost City:
- Hardy County (The home county of Lost City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Mathias
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Inkerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Dorcas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Seymourville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Lahmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Medley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hopeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Romney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lehew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Mineral County
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Ketterman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Kline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Brushy Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Fort Seybert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Ruddle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Brandywine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Mountain Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Lehew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Page County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Leaksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Rileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Criders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Fulks Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Cootes Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Plains Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Broadway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turleytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Cherry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Mayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Daphna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Singers Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orkney Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Mount Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Rinkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zepp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Overall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Overall is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost City, see our County-by-County Page for Lost City.
Cemeteries Near Lost City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost City.
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 Lost City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoney Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crab Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heltsley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Lost City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost City, with the one closest to Lost City listed first.
- Mathias
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Orkney Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Fabius ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fabius is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Hepners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hepners is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepners
- Columbia Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doman
- Mount Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Saint Luke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
- Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lost City ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lost City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lost City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lost City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Lost City.
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 Lost City:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hardy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Frederick County
- Page County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren 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 from Point A (ie- Lost City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lost City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |