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 Creek (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 Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Lost Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Creek: Lost Crk. (or less commonly used: Lost Ck. or Lost Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Creek is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Lost Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Creek:
- Harrison County (The home county of Lost Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- McWhorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
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- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Quiet Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- West Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Nutter Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Stonewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Anmoore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tichenal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Adamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
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- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Despard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Pepper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Philippi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Audra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Orlando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Knawl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rollyson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Big Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Conings
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Truebada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Jane Lew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Valley Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Garton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Alkires Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Eldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Helens Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Monongah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Fairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monongalia County
- Smithtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
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- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Midvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Tigheville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
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- Womelsdorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cassity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Gilman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Leadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Whyte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Ritchie County
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Astor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Oreide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Brydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- West Grafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Sandy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Fetterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler County
- Big Moses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Teter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Overhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Swamp Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Sago
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Frenchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Hoover Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Gormley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Webster County
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Creek.
Cemeteries Near Lost Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Clare IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- New Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gnatty Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Lost Creek had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lost Creek had a population of 462 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
- Rockford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jane Lew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Romines Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Craigmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Quiet Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- West Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Goodhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodhope is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Overfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Jarvisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Creek.
Newspapers Published in Lost Creek ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Creek.
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 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 Lost Creek:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Wetzel 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 Lost Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |