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 Maple Meadow (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 Maple Meadow. 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 Maple Meadow ...
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 Maple Meadow: Maple Mdw.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Meadow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Meadow:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Maple Meadow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Fairdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Tolleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Glen White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Slab Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Bolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Sophia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Zada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Ury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ury is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ury
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Bald Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Barrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Janie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Twilight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Whitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Elk Run Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Pondco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Bandytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Sylvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Pax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Kilsyth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Prince
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- McKendree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Quinnimont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Whipple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eskdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Handley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Ronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Accoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Mallory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mineral City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Wylo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Sodom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Man
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Northfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Elkhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Big Four
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Davy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Anawalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Gary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Roderfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Weyanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Lashmeet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matoaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Coaldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Flipping
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Montcalm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bramwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coopers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Littlesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Mingo County
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Nimitz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Brooklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Sandstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- True
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Hinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Pipestem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellepoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Mullens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keyrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Kopperston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Rock View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Bud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mullensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Fanny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Clear Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Tazewell County (VA)
- Pocahontas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Meadow, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Meadow.
Cemeteries Near Maple Meadow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Meadow.
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 Maple Meadow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Meadow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snuffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Cannaday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aliff 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>
While we didn't find Maple Meadow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Meadow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Meadow, with the one closest to Maple Meadow listed first.
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Matville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Pemberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- McGraws
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Saulsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Cirtsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Crany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Newfound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Daniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Jesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Rock View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Meadow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Meadow.
Newspapers Published in Maple Meadow ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Meadow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Meadow, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Meadow.
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 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 Maple Meadow:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Summers County
- Wyoming County
- Tazewell 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Meadow) 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 Maple Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |