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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 Marlinton (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 Marlinton. 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 and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County and is the County Seat.

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 Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.

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

  • Pocahontas County     (The home county of Marlinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Edray
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
      • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
    • Onoto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
      • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
    • Thorny Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
      • Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
    • Buckeye
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watoga ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
      • Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <1>
    • Frost
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
    • Sitlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
      • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
    • Slaty Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Bank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbovale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbrier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Neola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Greenbrier County
    • Loveridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
      • Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
    • Oscar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
      • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
    • Falling Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
      • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Spring Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
    • Sunlight
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
      • Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
    • Wild Meadow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
      • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
    • Anthony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
    • Frankford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
      • Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
    • Unus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
      • Unus is located in Greenbrier County
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clendenenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
      • Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
    • Lile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
      • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Richwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <1>
    • Saxman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
      • Saxman is located in Nicholas County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Mingo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Monterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Elkwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
      • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
    • Pickens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Addison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Upperglade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
      • Upperglade is located in Webster County
    • Excelsior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Excelsior is located in Webster County
    • Cowen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
    • Welch Glade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
      • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
    • Camden-on-Gauley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
      • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Alleghany County (VA)
    • Moss Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
      • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Bath County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marlinton, with the one closest to Marlinton listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Warm Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Healing Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
      • Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Mitchelltown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
      • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Bolar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
      • Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Bath Alum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Alum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
      • Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Carloover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
      • Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Burnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
      • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
  • Covington City (VA)
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Covington City (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
  • Highland County (VA)
    • Monterey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marlinton ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marlinton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marlinton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marlinton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marlinton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Marlinton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marlinton:

Cemeteries Near Marlinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marlinton.

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 Marlinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Messir Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messir Cemetery
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • McLaughlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLaughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLaughlin Cemetery
  • Shinaberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinaberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinaberry Cemetery
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Church Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah Cemetery
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
  • Gragg Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gragg Cemetery
  • Varner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varner Cemetery
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Lindsay Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery

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, Marlinton had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Marlinton had a population of 956 people.

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

  • Edray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
    • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
  • Buckeye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County
  • Dilleys Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
    • Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
  • Clover Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
    • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
  • Frost
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
  • Lobelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelia
    • Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
  • Locust
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
  • Mountain Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
  • Dunmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jacox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacox
      • Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
    • Sunrise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Renicks Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renicks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
      • Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marlinton. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marlinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marlinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2245, Longitude: -80.0903       In this case, the coordinates for Marlinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Marlinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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