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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 Manila (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 Manila. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Manila is located in Boone County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Manila. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manila:

  • Boone County     (The home county of Manila)
  • Cabell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Sarah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarah
      • From Manila to Sarah
    • Culloden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Tornado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Ruth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Manila to Ruth
    • Winifrede
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Chesapeake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
    • Loudendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marmet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
      • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <2>
    • Rock Lake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • Eskdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
      • Belle is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <2>
    • Dunbar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
      • Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Harts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
      • Harts is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <2>
    • Alkol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spears ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
      • Spears is located in Lincoln County
    • Wewanta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
      • East is located in Lincoln County
    • Yawkey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kinder ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
      • Kinder is located in Lincoln County
    • Sod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tango
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tango
      • From Manila to Tango
    • Myra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Priestley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sweetland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
      • Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sweetland
      • From Manila to Sweetland
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Banco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chapmanville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
      • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Big Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peach Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Logan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
      • West Logan is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <2>
    • Fort Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Branch
      • From Manila to Fort Branch
    • Logan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hedgeview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
      • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
    • Wilkinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Troy Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
      • Troy Town is located in Logan County
    • Whirlwind
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whirlwind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
      • Whirlwind is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whirlwind
      • From Manila to Whirlwind
  • Mingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Dingess
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Musick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Delbarton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Jacket
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Jacket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
      • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Jacket
      • From Manila to Red Jacket
    • Gilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
    • Chattaroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattaroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
      • Chattaroy is located in Mingo County
    • Baisden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Matewan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
      • Matewan is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <2>
    • Greyeagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kermit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blackberry City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
      • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
  • Raleigh County
  • Wayne County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Kopperston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cub City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
      • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
    • Uno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
      • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sun Hill
      • From Manila to Sun Hill
  • Martin County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Hode
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lovely
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
      • Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Warfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
      • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <2>
    • Pilgrim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Beauty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pike County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
    • Buskirk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McCarr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
      • McCarr is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <2>
    • South Williamson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamson
      • South Williamson is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamson <2>
    • Hardy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Toler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
      • Belfry is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <2>
    • Forest Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Pike County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manila, see our County-by-County Page for Manila.

Cemeteries Near Manila ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manila.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manila covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Manila in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manila.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.

  • Chapmanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Logan County
  • Hewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spurlockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
    • Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
  • Foster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Van
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gordon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fourteen ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourteen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
    • Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
  • Jenks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Jenks is located in Lincoln County
  • Man
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bandytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Peytona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffithsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
      • Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manila. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manila.

Newspapers Published in Manila ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manila.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manila, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manila.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Manila:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manila. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Manila) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9868, Longitude: -81.9476       In this case, the coordinates for Manila have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Manila, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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