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 Marie (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 Marie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Marie is located in Summers 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 Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.
Below are the counties that are near Marie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marie:
- Summers County (The home county of Marie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Talcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Riffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Bellepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Packs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Brooklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- True
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Prince
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- McKendree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Clifftop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilton Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Alderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Fairlea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Crawley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kieffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
- Rainelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Elgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Willowton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East River ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Princeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blake ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Johnston Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Lashmeet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Matoaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Creamery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Assurance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wolfcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Abraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Tilden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Princewick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Sullivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Beckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Round Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Captain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Lurich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Kire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pearisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shumate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Mountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Eggleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thessalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Goodwins Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Prices Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Sundance Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marie, see our County-by-County Page for Marie.
Cemeteries Near Marie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marie.
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 Marie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <3>
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pence Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lively Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Upland Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Marie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marie, with the one closest to Marie listed first.
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Indian Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Hilldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Talcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Crumps Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Wiggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiggins is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Assurance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Johnson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Riffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marie.
Newspapers Published in Marie ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marie, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Marie:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Summers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Bland County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marie) 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 Marie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |