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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 Marthatown (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 Marthatown. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Marthatown is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh & Wyoming.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Marthatown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Cazy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cazy is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
    • Kohlsaat
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kohlsaat is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsaat
    • Bob White
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Bob White is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
    • Bim
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bim is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
    • Van
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Van is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • West Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • West Junction is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junction
    • Marnie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marnie is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnie
    • Pondco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pondco is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
    • Stark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stark is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Bandytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bandytown is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
    • Gordon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Gordon is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Barrett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrett is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Elkridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkridge is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
    • McDunn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McDunn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
    • Pax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pax is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Roseville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Roseville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Powellton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Powellton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Kimberly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimberly is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Crescent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crescent is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Carbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
    • Wriston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wriston is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
    • Falls View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Falls View is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
    • Smithers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acme is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Carbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Eskdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
    • Winifrede
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
    • Cabin Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
    • Chelyan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelyan is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelyan
    • Chesapeake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
    • Dry Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
    • Ronda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ronda is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
    • Belle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Belle is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <1>
    • Marmet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Witcher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Witcher is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Alkol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alkol is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
    • Priestley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
    • East ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • East is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
    • Sod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sod is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
    • Yawkey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
    • Harts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alum Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Palermo is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Tango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
    • Spears ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spears is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
    • Garretts Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
    • Wewanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Sodom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sodom is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Braeholm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Braeholm is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
    • Accoville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Accoville is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
    • Fort Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
    • Kistler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kistler is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
    • Mineral City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
    • Mitchell Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Mallory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mallory is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Man
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Man is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
    • Peach Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
    • West Logan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Banco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Banco is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
  • Mingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Baisden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pie is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
    • Dingess
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dingess is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
    • Gilbert Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
    • Musick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Musick is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
    • Myrtle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle is located in Mingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Delbarton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wharncliffe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Montcoal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
    • Packsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
    • Stickney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Naoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
    • Dorothy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Pineknob
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Arnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbird
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Zada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Zada is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
    • Bolt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolt is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
    • Fairdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown listed first.
    • Kopperston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
    • Oceana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clear Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
    • Sun Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Turkey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Uno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Uno is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
    • Baileysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
    • Cub City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
    • Rock View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
    • Keyrock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
    • Wyoming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Fanny
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fanny is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny

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

Cemeteries Near Marthatown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marthatown.

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 Marthatown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marthatown, with the one closest to Marthatown 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.<5>

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

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

  • Van
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Van is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
  • Bandytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bandytown is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
  • Gordon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Bald Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Knob is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
  • Hewett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hewett is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
  • Jarrolds Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Foster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Foster is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acme is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Comfort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Racine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Racine is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine

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

Newspapers Published in Marthatown ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marthatown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marthatown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marthatown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marthatown:

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 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.
<3>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Uneeda and Van. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>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- Marthatown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Marthatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.