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 Maggie (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 Maggie. 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.
Maggie 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 Maggie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maggie:
- Mason County (The home county of Maggie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- West Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Letart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Angerona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Skull Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Wilding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Pliny
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Fraziers Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Wirt County
- Windy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Armitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Stewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Carlton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(Less than 2 miles 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ewington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rio Grande
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Pattonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Blackfork Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Middleport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Letart Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Wilkesville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maggie, see our County-by-County Page for Maggie.
Cemeteries Near Maggie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maggie.
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 Maggie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maggie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shuler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCarty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (827 more) ...
- Zuspan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zirkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Maggie had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maggie, with the one closest to Maggie listed first.
- Cheshire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- West Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Middleport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Bradbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Kyger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Bulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maggie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maggie.
Newspapers Published in Maggie ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maggie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maggie, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maggie.
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 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 Maggie:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maggie) 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 Maggie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |